John Hanbury (hurler)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó hAnmhuire | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
13 May 1993 Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Occupation | Software engineer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2010–present | Rahoon-Newcastle | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| NUI Galway | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2015–present | Galway | 25 (0-01) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:25, 11 August 2018. | |||
John Hanbury (born 13 May 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left corner-back for club side Rahoon-Newcastle and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team.
Playing career
University
As a student at NUI Galway, Hanbury was a regular player on the university's senior hurling team in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[1]
Club
Hanbury joined the Rahoon-Newcastle club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in the under-21 grade in 2013.[citation needed]
Inter-county
Minor and under-21
Hanbury first played for Galway as a member of the minor hurling team on 23 July 2011. He made his first appearance in an 8-26 to 0-12 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Antrim at Parnell Park.[2] On 4 September 2011, Hanbury was at left wing-back in Galway's 1-21 to 1-12 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[3]
As a member of the Galway under-21 hurling team, Hanbury made his first appearance on 24 August 2013 in a 0-07 to 1-16 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Clare.[4]
Senior
Hanbury made his debut for the Galway senior team on 15 February 2015 in a 2-15 to 1-17 National Hurling League defeat of Clare.[5] On 6 September 2015, Hanbury was at full-back for Galway's 1-22 to 1-18 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[6]
On 23 April 2017, Hanbury came on as a 65th-minute substitute for Daithí Burke when Galway defeated Tipperary by 3-21 to 0-14 to win the National Hurling League.[7] Later that season he won his first Leinster Championship medal after Galway's 0-29 to 1-17 defeat of Wexford in the final.[8] On 3 September 2017, Hanbury started for Galway at left corner-back when Galway won their first All-Ireland in 29 years after a 0-26 to 2-17 defeat of Waterford in the final.[9]
On 8 July 2018, Hanbury won a second successive Leinster Championship medal following Galway's 1-28 to 3-15 defeat of Kilkenny in the final.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 August 2018.
| Team | Year | National League | Leinstser | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Galway | 2015 | Division 1A | 6 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-00 | 13 | 0-01 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-00 | ||
| 2017 | Division 1B | 7 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 12 | 0-00 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0-01 | 6 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 13 | 0-01 | ||
| Total | 22 | 0-01 | 16 | 0-01 | 9 | 0-00 | 47 | 0-02 | ||
Honours
- Rahoon-Salthill
- Galway Under-21 B Hurling Championship (1): 2013
- Galway
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2017
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2017, 2018
- National Hurling League Division 1 (1): 2017
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2011
References
- ^ Cahill, Jackie (27 January 2016). "12 players to watch out for in this year's Fitzgibbon Cup". The 42. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Harrington, John (25 July 2011). "Galway gear up for 'stiffer challenge' as Carr leads rampage". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ Reid, Philip (5 September 2011). "Brehony plays central role in Galway success". Irish Times. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (26 August 2013). "Clare's golden generation drive on". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Hanbury, Mannion and Higgins to make league debuts against Clare". Connacht Tribune. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ Moran, Seán (6 September 2015). "Clinical Kilkenny retain All-Ireland hurling title". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ Moran, Seán (24 April 2017). "Tipperary shellshocked as Galway storm to 10th league title". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ Clerkin, Malachy (2 July 2017). "Galway put down the Wexford revolution". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ Fogarty, John (8 July 2018). "Galway hold their nerve against Kilkenny in Leinster final replay". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 August 2018.