Shane Conway (born 26 October 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kerry Senior Championship club

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and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a forward.

Career

A member of the

club, Conway first came to prominence at underage levels by winning

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and under-21 championship titles. He progressed onto the club's senior team and won a

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title in 2018. Conway subsequently lined out with

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, winning consecutive

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titles in 2019 and 2020. He first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the

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and under-21 teams that won All-Ireland titles in the respective second tier championships. He made his debut with the Kerry senior hurling team in

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Career statistics

Honours

;University College Cork *

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;Lixnaw *

Kerry Senior Hurling Championship The Kerry Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey's SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1889 for the to ...

: 2018 * Kerry Under-21 hurling championship: 2016 *

Kerry Minor Hurling Championship The Kerry Minor Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin Kerry County Minor Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Associatio ...

: 2014, 2015 ;Kerry *

All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 (previously Under-21) B Championship, the second tier competition in hurling is an annual series of games for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The 2019 ...

: 2017, 2018 *

All-Ireland Minor B Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor B Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the youngest competitors (under-18) in Ireland. It is sponsored by the Electricity Supply Board and therefore offici ...

: 2015, 2016 ;Awards *Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurler of the Year: 2017 *Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Rising Stars Hurling Team of the Year: 2019, 2020 *GAA/GPA Joe McDonagh Cup Team of the Year: 2020, 2021 *Fitzgibbon Cup Player of the year: 2019

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Conway, Shane 1998 births Living people UCC hurlers Lixnaw hurlers Kerry inter-county hurlers