Joseph Cooney
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seosamh Ó Cuana | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born |
28 March 1991 Ballinasloe,County Galway,Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2008– | Sarsfields | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University of Galway | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2012– | Galway | 35 (4–31) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Joseph Cooney(born 28 March 1991) is an Irishhurlerwho plays forGalway Senior ChampionshipclubSarsfieldsand at inter-county level with theGalway senior hurling team.He currently lines out as a left wing-back.
Personal life
[edit]Born inBallinasloe,County Galway,Cooney was born into a strong hurling family. His father,Joe,and his uncle,Jimmy,both played with Galway and wonAll-Ireland medalswith the Galway senior team of the 1980s.[citation needed]
Playing career
[edit]St Brigid's College
[edit]Cooney first came to prominence as a hurler with St Brigid's College inLoughrea.Having played in every grade he was appointed captain of the senior team in his final year. On 13 April 2009, Cooney captained the team to theAll-Ireland Championshipafter lining out at midfield in the 3-18 to 1-14 defeat of Roscrea Community School.[1]
University of Galway
[edit]During his studies at theUniversity of Galway,Cooney joined the senior hurling team after lining out with the freshers' team in his first year. He played in severalFitzgibbon Cupcampaigns without success.[2]
Sarsfields
[edit]
Cooney joined theSarsfieldsclub at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team in theGalway Senior Championship.On 8 November 2015, he captained Sarsfields in thefinalagainstCraughwell.Cooney scored a point from centre-forward in the 0-12 apiece draw.[3]He retained his position for thereplayand scored a goal in the 2-10 to 0-14 victory.[4]
Galway
[edit]Minor and under-21
[edit]Cooney first lined out forGalwayas a member of the minor team during the2009 All-Ireland Championship.He made his first appearance for the team on 25 July 2009 when he scored a point from left wing-back in a 4-23 to 0-10 defeat ofAntrim.[5]Cooney was again selected at left wing-back when Galway facedKilkennyin theAll-Ireland final.He ended the game with a winners' medal following a 2-15 to 2-11 victory.[6]
Cooney was added to the Galway under-21 team in advance of the2010 All-Ireland Championship.He made his first appearance for the team on 21 August 2010 when he was introduced as a substitute in Galway's 2-14 to 1-10 defeat ofDublinin the All-Ireland semi-final. Cooney was again selected amongst the substitutes when Galway facedTipperaryin theAll-Ireland finalon 11 September 2010. He was introduced as a substitute forEoin Fordebut ended the game on the losing side following a 5-22 to 0-12 defeat.[7]
After being dropped from the team for the2011 All-Ireland Championship,Cooney returned to the panel the following year. He made his last appearance for the team on 25 August 2012 in a 4-15 to 2-15 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final.[8]
Senior
[edit]
Cooney was added to the Galway senior team in advance of the2012 National League.He made his first appearance on 26 February 2012 when he came on as a substitute fromConor Cooneyat right wing-forward in a 0-20 to 0-13 defeat of Dublin.[9]On 8 July 2012, Cooney won aLeinster Championshipmedal in his debut game after coming on as a substitute forCyril Donnellanin a 2-21 to 2-12 defeat of Kilkenny in thefinal.[10]On 9 September 2012, he started theAll-Ireland finalagainst Kilkenny on the bench but was introduced as a substitute forNiall Burkein the 0-19 to 2-13 draw.[11]The replay on 30 September 2012 saw Cooney come on as a substitute forNiall Donoghue,however, Galway were defeated by 3-22 to 3-11.[12]
On 7 July 2013, Cooney lined out at left wing-back when Galway suffered a 2-25 to 2-13 defeat by Dublin in theLeinster final.[13]
Cooney was selected as a substitute when Galway faced Kilkenny in theLeinster finalon 5 July 2015. He came on as a substitute forAidan Hartein the 1-25 to 2-15 defeat.[14]On 6 September 2015, Cooney was an unused substitute when Galway suffered a 1-22 to 1-18 defeat by Kilkenny in theAll-Ireland final.[15]
On 3 July 2016, Cooney scored two points from centre-forward in Galway's 1-26 to 0-22 defeat by Kilkenny in theLeinster final.[16]
On 22 April 2017, Cooney lined out at left wing-forward when Galway faced Tipperary in theNational League final.He was held scoreless but ended the game with awinners' medalfollowing the 3-21 to 0-14 victory.[17]The subsequent championship saw Galway qualify for aLeinster finalmeeting withWexford.Cooney scored five points and collected a second winner's medal after the 0-29 to 1-17 victory.[18]On 3 September 2017, Canning was at right wing-forward when Galway facedWaterfordin theAll-Ireland final.He scored three points in the 0-26 to 2-17 victory and a first All-Ireland Championship for Galway in 29 years.[19][20]
On 1 July 2018, Cooney scored a point from play in Galway's 0-18 apiece draw with Kilkenny in theLeinster final.[21]The replay a week later saw him collect a third provincial medal after scoring a point in Galway's 1-28 to 3-15 victory.[22]On 19 August 2018, Canning[who?]was at right wing-forward when Galway facedLimerickin theAll-Ireland final.He scored three points during the game, however, Limerick won their first title in45 yearsafter a 3-16 to 2-18 victory.[23]
Connacht
[edit]Cooney was added to theLeinsterteam for the2012 Inter-provincial Championship.He made his first appearance for the team on 4 March 2012 when he lined out at left wing-back in a 2-19 to 1-15 defeat byLeinsterin thefinal.[24]
On 3 March 2013, Cooney lined out in a second successive Inter-provincial final with Connacht. He scored a point from play but ended on the losing side after a 1-22 to 0-15 defeat byMunster.[25]
After a two-year absence, Cooney was again selected for the Connacht team for the2016 Inter-provincial Championship.He made his final appearance in the competition on 15 December 2016 when he scored a goal in a 1-14 to 1-12 defeat by Leinster in the semi-final.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 13 June 2021.
| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | |||
| Galway | 2012 | Division 1A | 5 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-00 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-01 | 9 | 0-03 | |||
| 2014 | 2 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | |||
| 2015 | 6 | 1-06 | 3 | 1-00 | 2 | 0-01 | 11 | 2-07 | |||
| 2016 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 1-04 | 2 | 1-03 | 6 | 2-07 | |||
| 2017 | Division 1B | 7 | 1-05 | 2 | 0-06 | 2 | 0-02 | 11 | 1-13 | ||
| 2018 | 4 | 2-08 | 6 | 1-10 | 3 | 0-03 | 13 | 3-21 | |||
| 2019 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-01 | — | 3 | 0-01 | ||||
| 2020 | Division 1A | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-02 | 4 | 0-03 | ||
| 2021 | 5 | 0-03 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-03 | |||
| Total | 36 | 4-24 | 24 | 3-22 | 15 | 1-12 | 75 | 8-58 | |||
Honours
[edit]- Sarsfields
- Galway
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship(1):2017
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship(3):2012,2017,2018
- National Hurling League Division 1(2):2017,2021
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship(1):2009
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- ^Kelly, Niall (9 September 2012)."Report: Canning holds his nerve to force All-Ireland replay".The 42.Retrieved5 February2019.
- ^"Kilkenny cruise to All-Ireland at second time of asking".Irish Independent. 30 September 2012.Retrieved5 February2019.
- ^Russell, Adrian (7 July 2013)."Dublin end famine with famous win over Galway at Croker".The 42.Retrieved5 February2019.
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- ^McGoldrick, Seán (3 July 2016)."Galway challenge peters out as Kilkenny claim 71st Leinster crown in familiar style".Irish Independent.Retrieved7 February2019.
- ^"Flynn fires two goals as Galway hand out 16-point beating to Tipperary in league final".The 42. 23 April 2017.Retrieved26 April2017.
- ^"Conor Cooney masterclass leads Galway past Wexford to their first Leinster title since 2012".The 42. 2 July 2017.Retrieved6 February2019.
- ^"Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait".Irish Examiner. 4 September 2017.Retrieved5 September2017.
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- ^"Leinster SHC final: Cats and Tribe must meet again".Hogan Stand. 1 July 2018.Retrieved5 February2019.
- ^Fogarty, John (8 July 2018)."Galway hold their nerve against Kilkenny in Leinster final replay".Irish Examiner.Retrieved5 February2019.
- ^Ryan, Eoin (19 August 2018)."Limerick hang on against Galway to end 45 years of pain".RTÉ Sport.Retrieved5 February2019.
- ^"Leinster take interprovincial hurling crown".Irish Examiner. 4 March 2012.Retrieved1 July2019.
- ^"Munster beat Connacht to claim Interpro crown".Irish Independent. 5 March 2013.Retrieved6 May2013.