- Donnacha Cody
-
Donnacha Cody Personal information Irish name Donnacha Mac Óda Sport Hurling Position Right corner-back Born 24 December 1985
Kilkenny, IrelandHeight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Club(s) Years Club 2003-present James Stephens Club Titles Kilkenny titles 2 Leinster titles 2 All-Ireland Titles 1 Inter-county(ies) Years County Apps (scores) 2006-2007 Kilkenny 3 (0-00) Inter-county titles Leinster titles 3 (1 as sub) All Irelands 2 (2 as sub) NHL 1 (1 as sub) All Stars 0 Donnacha Cody (born 24 December 1985 in Kilkenny, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club James Stephens and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 2006 until 2008.
Donnacha Cody was born in Kilkenny in 1985. He was born into a family that had a strong association with hurling. His father, Brian Cody, played senior hurling with Kilkenny in the 1970s and 1980s, winning four All-Ireland medals during his career. Cody's mother, Elsie, was a native of County Wexford and played senior camogie with Wexford. Cody was educated locally and later attended St. Kieran's College, a local secondary school and well-known hurling nursery. During his tenure there he was part of the team that won two All-Ireland Colleges medals. He first came to prominence in 2003 when he won an All-Ireland Minor medal with Kilkenny. Cody joined the senior hurling panel in 2006, under the management of his father.[1] He won a National Hurling League medal early in the year and made his championship debut against Westmeath An injury caused him to miss the All-Ireland Hurling Final, which Kilkenny also won. Cody has had success with his local club, James Stephens, winning Leinster and All-Ireland Club Championship medals.
References
- ^ "Cody drops son and skipper". Irish Examiner. 20 July 2006. http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/cwgbidqlaumh/. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
Kilkenny - All-Ireland Minor Hurling Champions 2003 (18th title) 1 C. Grant | 2 J. Dalton | 3 J. Tennyson | 4 S. Cadogan | 5 D. Cody | 6 D. Prendergast | 7 P. O'Donovan | 8 P. Hartley | 9 M. Fennelly | 10 E. McGrath | 11 R. Power (C) | 12 A. Healy | 13 M. Nolan | 14 J. Fitzpatrick | 15 E. Guinan | Subs: A. Murphy | D. McCormack | R. Wall |
Kilkenny - All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Runners-up 2005 1 D. Fogarty | 2 S. Maher | 3 J. Tennyson | 4 D. Cody | 5 J. Dalton | 6 P.J. Delaney | 7 C. Hoyne | 8 M. Fennelly | 9 M. Rice | 10 E. Larkin | 11 A. Murphy | 12 W. O'Dwyer | 13 E. Reid | 14 J. Fitzpatrick | 15 R. Power | Sub: D. McCormack |
Kilkenny - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 2007 (30th title) 1 P. J. Ryan | 2 M. Kavanagh | 3 N. Hickey | 4 J. Tyrrell | 5 T. Walsh | 6 B. Hogan | 7 J. J. Delaney | 8 D. Lyng | 9 J. Fitzpatrick | 10 E. Brennan | 11 H. Shefflin (c) | 12 E. Larkin | 13 W. O'Dwyer | 14 M. Comerford | 15 A. Fogarty |
Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p88. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.
Subs used: J. Tennyson for N. Hickey | M. Fennelly for H. Shefflin | R. Power for W. O'Dwyer |
Subs not used: J. McGarry | J. Ryall | J. Dalton | P. J. Delaney | S. Cummins | D. Cody | R. Mullally | R. Power | M. Rice | E. McCormack | E. Reid | P. Cleere | R. O'Neill |
Manager: B. Cody |
Selectors: M. Fogarty | M. Dempsey |Kilkenny - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 2008 (31st title) 1 P. J. Ryan | 2 M. Kavanagh | 3 N. Hickey | 4 J. Tyrrell | 5 T. Walsh | 6 B. Hogan | 7 J. J. Delaney | 8 J. Fitzpatrick (c) | 9 D. Lyng | 10 M. Comerford | 11 R. Power | 12 E. Larkin | 13 E. Brennan | 14 H. Shefflin | 15 A. Fogarty |
Subs used : T. J. Reid for M. Comerford | J. McGarry for P. J. Ryan |
Subs not used : J. Dalton | P. J. Delaney | J. Ryall | J. Tennyson | C. Hickey | D. Cody | S. Cummins | M. Fennelly | R. Mullally | M. Rice | W. O'Dwyer | R. Hogan | E. Reid |
Manager: B. Cody |
Selectors: M. Fogarty | M. Dempsey |Template:Kilkenny-Cork-hurling-bio-stub
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- James Stephens hurlers
- UCC hurlers
- Kilkenny hurlers
- People from Kilkenny (city)
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
