Shane O'Neill (born 1 March 1986 in Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Bishopstown and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2007.
Playing career
Club
O'Neill plays hurling with his local club Bishopstown and has enjoyed much success. He has won two county minor titles and one under-21 title. In 2006 O’Neill played a key role at half-back when his club won the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship. This victory allowed Bishopstown to secure promotion to the senior grade for 2007.
Inter-county
O'Neill first came to prominence on the inter-county scene in 2004. That year he tasted his first success with Cork as he captured a Munster minor title. In the subsequent All-Ireland semi-final against Galway he excelled during an otherwise poor display for Cork which resulted in a defeat. By 2005 O’Neill had joined the Cork under-21 hurling team. That year he won a Munster title in that grade, however, success in the All-Ireland series proved elusive. Shane was brought into the Cork senior panel as a result of his mature displays, with this he was an unused sub in the 2005 All Ireland final, which Cork went onto win by 1-21 to 1-16. It was Shane's first All Ireland Medal. In 2006 Shane was again part of the senior panel and he won a first Munster medal as an unused sub as Cork recorded a narrow win over Tipperary. It was Shane's first Munster medal at senior level with Cork. Two years later in 2007 O'Neill was appointed captain of the Cork under-21 hurling team. He added a second Munster medal to his collection that year, however, Cork were later defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland final.
As a result of Diarmuid O'Sullivan's suspension for the 2007 Munster Senior Hurling Championship semi-final with Waterford, O'Neill was charged with the task of filling in as the full-back on the team. He gave a good display on that ocacsion and has made a number of appearances for Cork since then. In 2008 O'Neill became a regular on the starting fifteen ain the right corner-back position. His style of play has been described as "quietly effective" [1][2]
In January 2011, O'Neill was made captain of the Cork hurlers for the 2011 season.[3]
Honours
Bishopstown
Cork
References
External links
Cork – 2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship finalists |
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Munster – 2013 Inter-Provincial Hurling Champions (45th title) |
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Oneill, Shane |
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| Short description |
Irish hurler |
| Date of birth |
1 March 1986 |
| Place of birth |
Bishopstown |
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