Shane Kingston (born 25 August 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left wing-forward, full-forward and left corner-forward for club side

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and at inter-county level with the

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Early life

Kingston was born in

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. His father, Kieran, and his uncle, Tom, won

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medals with Cork in 1986 and 1990 respectively.

Playing career

St. Francis College

Kingston first came to prominence as a

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with

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. Having played both codes at every grade, he was a forward on both of the college's senior teams that lost the Harty Cup and Corn Uí Mhuirí finals in 2015.

University College Cork

On 23 February 2019, Kingston lined out at centre-forward for

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when they faced

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in the Fitzgibbon Cup final. He scored a point from play in the 2-21 to 0-13 victory. Kingston played in a second successive Fitzgibbon Cup final on 12 February 2020. Lining out at full-forward, he ended the game with a second successive winners' medal after scoring four points from play in the 0-18 to 2-11 defeat of the

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Douglas

Kingston joined the Douglas club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in under-14, under-15 and under-16 grades. In 2013 he was top scorer with 0-07 in the final as Douglas defeated St. Finbarr's to take the Premier 1 MFC title. In 2015 his season was hampered by injury, however, he was introduced in the 49th minute in Douglas's Premier 1 MHC final victory over Sarsfields. Kingston subsequently progressed onto the club's under-21 teams, winning championship honours as a hurler in 2016 and as a

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er in 2017. By this stage, Kingston had already made his senior hurling championship debut, coming on as a substitute in a 1-14 to 0-09 defeat of St. Finbarr's on 23 May 2015.

Cork

Minor and under-21

Kingston first played for Cork at minor level in 2014. A dual player with both the hurlers and Gaelic footballers, his season ultimately ended without success with defeats by

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and

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. Kinsgton was eligible for the minor grade again in 2015 and lined out in both codes as well as being named captain of the hurling team. After playing in the early rounds of both championships, he sustained a broken fibula and significant ligament damage in a challenge game against

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, bringing his season to an end. On 23 June 2016, Kingston made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 hurling team, scoring 1-6 in Cork's seven-point defeat by Limerick. He also played in Cork's unsuccessful championship campaign in 2017, before being named captain of the team in 2018. On 4 July 2018, Kingston won a

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medal after scoring four points from play in Cork's 2-23 to 1-13 defeat of

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in the final. On 26 August 2018, he captained Cork to a 3-13 to 1-16

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defeat by Tipperary in what was his last game in the grade. Kingston was later nominated for the Team of the Year.

Senior

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for the final 7 minutes of an All-Ireland Qualifier against

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. He made his first start in a

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defeat of

on 11 February 2017, before making his first championship start later that season in a

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quarter-final against Tipperary. Kingston scored 1-04 from play in that game and was a regular starter for Cork's subsequent championship games. On 9 July 2017, he won his first Munster medal following a 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the final. On 1 July 2018, Kingston won a second successive Munster medal following a 2-24 to 3-19 defeat of Clare in the final.

Career statistics

Club

Inter-county

Honours

;St. Francis College * Dr. O'Callaghan Cup (2): 2014, 2015 ;University College Cork *

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;Douglas * Cork Premier Under-21 A Football Championship (1): 2017 *

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(1): 2016 *Cork Premier 1 Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2015 *Cork Premier 1 Minor Football Championship (1): 2013 ;Cork *

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References

External link

Shane Kingston profile
at the Cork GAA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Kingston, Shane 1997 births Living people Douglas Gaelic footballers Douglas hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers Cork inter-county Gaelic footballers