Ruairí Convery (born 5 January 1984) is a hurler from

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who played as a right wing-forward at senior level for the Derry county team. Convery joined the panel during the 2003 National League and immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen. Since then he has won two

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medals and has ended up as an

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runner-up on two occasions. At club level Convery is a one-time county club championship medalist with

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1984 births Living people Derry inter-county hurlers Swatragh hurlers Ulster inter-provincial hurlers 21st-century Irish sportsmen {{Derry-hurling-bio-stub