Pádraig Boyle

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Pádraig Boyle
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Ó Baoill
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-forward
Born (1993-12-03) 3 December 1993 (age 30)
Ballyduff, County Kerry, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nickname Podge
Occupation Welder
Club(s)
Years Club
2010-present
Ballyduff
Club titles
Kerry titles 4
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2012-present
Kerry 2 (0-03)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Pádraig Boyle (born 3 December 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kerry Senior Championship club Ballyduff and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a forward.

Career[edit]

A member of the Ballyduff club, Boyle first came to prominence at underage levels by winning minor and under-21 championship titles. He progressed onto the club's senior team and has since won four County Championship titles.[1][2] Boyle first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kerry minor and under-21 teams that won All-Ireland titles in the respective second tier championships. He was still eligible for the minor grade when he was drafted onto the Kerry senior hurling team in 2011, ending the season with a Christy Ring Cup title.[3] He won a second Ring Cup winners' medal in 2015 and has also won consecutive National League Division 2A titles.[4] Boyle's brothers Mikey, Liam and Aidan have also played with Kerry.[5]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 10 July 2021.
Team Year National League McDonagh Cup Ring Cup Leinster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Kerry 2011 Division 2 0 0-00 1 0-00 1 0-00
2012 Division 2A 2 3-01 2 0-00 4 3-01
2013 5 0-06 4 1-03 9 1-09
2014 6 3-05 4 5-09 10 8-14
2015 5 0-30 4 1-09 9 1-39
2016 Division 1B 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00
2017 6 7-11 2 0-03 8 7-14
2018 Division 2A 5 1-15 5 0-16 10 1-31
2019 6 2-25 4 2-07 10 4-32
2020 4 0-08 5 0-05 9 0-13
2021 3 0-09 2 0-08 5 0-17
Total 42 16-110 16 2-36 15 7-21 2 0-03 75 25-170

Honours[edit]

Ballyduff
Kerry

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (5 October 2017). "Medal count milestone coming to the Boyle in Ballyduff final clash". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Kerry SHC final replay: Boyle is Ballyduff's hat-trick hero". Hogan Stand. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Meyler eyes return to big stage for Ring victors". Irish Independent. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Nolan inspires Kingdom to Ring Cup final win over Derry". GAA.ie. 6 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Kerry's Boyle brothers dropped for playing soccer". Hogan Stand website. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.