- Darragh O'Connell
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Darragh O'Connell Personal information Irish name Darragh Ó Conaill Sport Hurling Position Right wing-forward Born 1990
Abbeydorney, County Kerry, IrelandOccupation Student Club(s) Years Club 2008–present Abbeydorney Inter-county(ies)* Years County Apps (scores) 2010–present Kerry 8 (2-71) Inter-county titles Munster titles 0 All Irelands 0 NHL 0 All Stars 0 *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:03, 4 June 2011. Darragh O'Connell (born 1990 in Abbeydorney, County Kerry) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Abbeydorney and has been a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team since 2010.[1]
He has had much success at intercounty level. In 2010 in his first year as part of the senior team he helped Kerry win the National League Civ 3A title and later to a place in the Christy Ring Cup final witch Kerry lost by a point to Westmeath; he later won a Christy Ring Cup All Star. In 2011 Kerry were back in the Christy Ring Cup final; this time they won beating Wicklow. He also won All Ireland Under 21 B titles in 2009 and 2010, 2011.
He was part of the Under 21 Hurling/Shinty International team in 2010 and was captain of the team in 2011.
He has yet to win a senior county championship with Abbeydorney but won a minor championship in 2008.
References
Kerry Senior Hurling Team 2011 Christy Ring Champions 2011 (1st win) 1 B. Rochford | 2 P. O'Grady | 3 J. Godley | 4 E. Fitzgerald | 5 C. Harris | 6 J. Casey | 7 A. Keane | 8 D. Dinneen | 9 J. Griffin | 10 D. O'Connell | 11 G. O'Brien | 12 M. Boyle(C) | 13 S. Nolan | 14 M. Conway | 15 J. Egan
Subs: L. Boyle | J. Flaherty | C Harty | A Royle |
Manager: J. Meyler Selector: S. O'Shea
(Squad as of 2011 versus Wicklow)Categories:- Munster hurling biography stubs
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Abbeydorney hurlers
- Kerry hurlers
- People from County Kerry
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