Conor Prunty (born 9 January 1997) is an Irish
hurler who plays for
Waterford Senior Championship club
Abbeyside and at inter-county level with the
Waterford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a full-back.
Playing career
St. Augustine's College
Prunty first came to prominence as a hurler and Gaelic footballer with
St. Augustine's College in
Dungarvan
Dungarvan () is a coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, on the south-east coast of Ireland. Prior to the merger of Waterford County Council with Waterford City Council in 2014, Dungarvan was the county town and administrative centre of ...
. He played in every grade before eventually joining the college's senior teams. On 30 March 2013, Prunty was at full-forward when St. Augustine's College faced Scoil Mhuire in the All-Ireland final. He scored a point from play in the 2–08 to 0–10 victory.
Cork Institute of Technology
During his studies at the
Cork Institute of Technology
Cork Institute of Technology (CIT; ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Chorcaí) was an institute of technology, located in Cork, Ireland. Upon its dissolution, the institute had 17,000 students studying in art, business, engineering, music, dram ...
, Prunty was heavily involved in hurling. On 3 March 2016, he was at centre-back when CIT defeated
Dublin City University
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by 1–13 to 0–13 to win the All-Ireland Division 1 Freshers final.
Abbeyside–Ballinacourty
Prunty joined the
Abbeyside–Ballinacourty club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He made his first appearance for the club's senior teams during the 2014 Waterford Championship.
On 6 November 2015, Prunty was at midfield when Ballinacourty faced
Stradbally
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in the
Waterford Football Championship final. He ended the game as a runners-up following an 0–08 to 0–06 defeat.
Prunty lined out in a second successive Waterford Football Championship final on 6 November 2016. He was once again at midfield, however,
The Nire claimed the title following a 1–17 to 0–08 victory.
On 7 October 2018, Prunty lined out for Abbeyside against
Ballygunner
Ballygunner ( ga, Baile Gunnair), is a civil parish in County Waterford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It lies on the southern outskirts of Waterford city.
The placename is derived, in part, from the Old Norse masculine personal name ''Gunnarr' ...
in the
Waterford Championship final. Selected at right wing-back, he spent much of the game at midfield as Abbeyside suffered a 2–19 to 0–13 defeat.
Waterford
Minor and under-21
Prunty first lined out for
Waterford
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as a
dual player
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during the 2014 Munster Championships. He made his first appearance for the Waterford minor hurling team on 9 April when he lined out at right wing-back in a 1–13 to 0–11 defeat of
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. Prunty made his debut with the Waterford minor football team a week later in a 2–11 to 2–07 defeat by
Tipperary
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. Prunty's football season ended on 29 April with a defeat by Clare, however, he enjoyed an extended run with the minor hurling team. On 13 July, he lined out at right wing-back in Waterford's 2–17 to 3–14 draw with
Limerick
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in the
Munster final. Prunty retained his position for the replay on 22 July, which Waterford lost by 0–24 to 0–18.
Prunty was eligible as a dual minor again for the 2015 Munster Championships. Both his football and hurling seasons ended with defeats by
Limerick
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. These were also his last games in the minor grade.
Prunty retained his dual status as a member of both of Waterford's under-21 teams during the 2016 Munster Championships. He made his first appearance for the under-21 football team on 16 March when he lined out at midfield in a 3–18 to 0–02 defeat by
Cork
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. Prunty enjoyed a more successful debut with the under-21 hurling team on 13 July when he lined out at left wing-back in a 3–23 to 1–11 defeat of Clare. He retained his position on the starting fifteen for the
Munster final against Tipperary on 27 July and collected a winners' medal following the 2–19 to 0–15 victory. On 10 September, Prunty was again at left wing-back for the
All-Ireland final
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against
Galway
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. He ended the game with an
All-Ireland
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medal following the 5–15 to 0–14 victory.
Prunty ended his dual player status and committed solely to hurling for the
2017 Munster Championship. He made his only appearance on 13 July in a 2–17 to 1–19 defeat by Cork at the semi-final stage.
Prunty was again eligible for the under-21 team for the
2018 Munster Championship. Lining out in his third and final season in the grade, he made his only appearance on 20 June in a second successive 0–23 to 1–17 defeat by Cork.
Senior
Prunty was added to the Waterford senior team prior to the start of the pre-season
Munster League in
2017
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. He made his first appearance on 8 January, lining out at left wing-back in a 0–24 to 1–14 defeat by Limerick. Prunty remained as a member of the extended panel for the rest of the season which culminated on 3 September with a 0–16 to 2–17 defeat by Galway in the
All-Ireland final
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* All-Ireland Hurling Final, the last match to be played in the All-Ireland Hurling Championship (Senior, Minor and Under-21 levels)
* The last match to be played in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
...
.
On 11 March 2018, Prunty made his first appearance in the
National League
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when he came on as a 54th-minute substitute for
Mark O'Brien in a 1–23 to 1–20 defeat of Clare. He was retained as a member of the panel for the subsequent
Munster Championship
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.
On 31 March 2019, Prunty was introduced as a substitute for
Calum Lyons at full-back when Waterford suffered a 1–24 to 0–19 defeat by Limerick in the
National League final. He made his first appearance in the
Munster Championship
The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurlin ...
on 12 May when he lined out at full-back in a 1–20 to 0–22 defeat by Clare.
On 15 December 2019, it was announced that Prunty would serve as vice-captain of the Waterford senior team for the 2020 season.
Career statistics
Honours
;Ballincourty
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Waterford Senior Football Championship
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;St. Augustine's College
*All-Ireland Colleges Senior C Football Championship (1): 2013
;Cork Institute of Technology
*All-Ireland Division 1 Freshers Championship (1): 2016
;Waterford
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All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
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2016
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Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
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2016
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National Hurling League
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2022
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Individual
Awards
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GAA-GPA All-Star Award (1): 2021
References
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1997 births
Living people
CIT hurlers
Abbeyside hurlers
Ballinacourty Gaelic footballers
Waterford inter-county hurlers
Waterford inter-county Gaelic footballers
Hurling backs
Dual players
All Stars Awards winners (hurling)