Conor Cooney (born 16 June 1987) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with O'Callaghan's Mills, while he has also lined out at inter-county level with various Clare teams.
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| Nickname | Rocky | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Corner-Back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editCooney first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the O'Callaghan's Mills club. He subsequently progressed to adult level, but enjoyed little success during his career.[1]
Cooney first appeared on the inter-county scene with Clare during a one-year tenure with the minor team in 2005. He was later drafted onto the under-21 team and captained the team to a controversial defeat by Tipperary in the 2008 Munster final.[2] Cooney made the step up the senior team in 2009.[3] He was an unused substitute when Clare won the All-Ireland SHC title after a defeat of Cork in 2013.[4]
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Mills parish celebrates sporting success". The Clare Champion. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ↑ "Last-score controversy mars Tipp title success". Irish Independent. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ↑ "Scan results on Conor Cooney exopected later". Clare FM website. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ↑ "'It was like an out-of-body experience'". Irish Times. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2023.