Paul Braniff (hurler)

Paul Braniff
Personal information
Irish name	Pól Ó Brannuibh
Sport	Hurling
Position	Full-forward
Born	1982 Portaferry, County Down, Northern Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Club(s)
Years	Club
1999–present	Portaferry
Club titles
Down titles	6
Ulster titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2000–2013	Down
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	1 (Under-21)
All-Irelands	1 (Christy Ring)
NHL	1 (Division 2)
All Stars	3 (Christy Ring)

Paul Braniff (born 1982) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a full-forward for the Down senior team.

Braniff made his first appearance for the team during the 2000 championship and has remained as a regular member of the team since then.^[1] Although he has won a Ulster medals at under-21 level, Braniff has enjoyed little success with the Down senior team.Braniff scored 3–9 in the National Hurling League Division 2 Final in 2004 where Down beat Westmeath 5–15 to 3–07. Braniff led Down to their first Christy Ring Cup in 2013 in a 3–16 to 2–17 over Kerry with a Gareth 'Magic' Johnson goal in injury-time goal won it for the ardsmem.

At club level Braniff is a five-time county championship medalist with Portaferry.

He is well known as Down best player for many years, and many people think he was and maybe still is the best player in Ulster. He captained Portaferry and County Down in 2010.

References

↑ "Hurling: Down up to Yankie invasion". The Free Library. 3 June 2000. Retrieved 2 April 2012.

Honours

Portaferry

Down Senior Hurling Championship (6): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2014
Down Minor Hurling Championship (3): 1997 1998 1999
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2014

Down

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2003 (c)
National Hurling League Division 2 (1): 2004
Christy Ring Cup (1): 2013 (c)

Awards

Christy Ring Cup All-Stars (3): 2010 2011 2012

Down - 2005 Christy Ring Cup runners-up

1 Graham Clarke 2 L.Clarke 3 S. Murray 4 C.Coulter 5 Gabriel Clarke 6 G. Savage 7 S. Wilson 8 G.Adair 9 A.Savage 10 E.Clarke 11 P. Branniff 12 B. McGourty 13 M.Coulter 14 G Johnson 15 S.Clarke

Down - 2013 Christy Ring Cup champions (1st title)

1 S. Keith 2 M. Conlon 3 P. Hughes 4 B. Toner 5 F. Conway 6 C. Woods 7 M. Ennis 8 D. Hughes 9 C. Coulter 10 D. Toner 11 P. Braniff (c) 12 P. Sheehan 13 K. McGarry 14 G. Johnson 15 J. Coyle Subs used S. Nicholson for F. Conway J. McCusker for P. Sheehan M. Turley for D. Toner M. Hughes for B. Toner Manager G. Monan Selectors M. McCusker S. McAree P. Flynn

Ireland composite rules team 2008 Composite Rules Shinty-Hurling Series

Team:	1 G. Clarke 2 D. Shaw 3 E. Coady 4 T. Walsh 5 S. Cavanagh (c) 6 G. Bermingham 7 D. Clarke 8 S. Óg Ó hAilpín 9 D. Lyng 10 P Braniff 11 M. Burke 12 E. Brennan 13 B. McGourty 14 B. Murtagh

Subs:	J. Shaw J. Glancy S. Kelly M. Gilmartin D. Coulter

Coach:	L. Ryan

(Team at 18 October 2008 versus Scotland)

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