Conor Prunty

Conor Prunty (born 9 January 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays for Waterford Senior Championship club Abbeyside and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a full-back.

Conor Prunty
Personal information
Irish name Conchúr Ó Prionntaigh
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born (1997-01-09) 9 January 1997
Waterford, Ireland
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Occupation Engineer
Club(s)
Years Club
2014-present
 Abbeyside/Ballinacourty
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Waterford titles 0 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2016-2020
 Cork Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2017-present
 Waterford 8 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:13, 29 November 2020.

Playing career

St. Augustine's College

Prunty first came to prominence as a hurler and Gaelic footballer with St. Augustine's College in Dungarvan. He played in every grade before eventually joining the college's senior teams. On 30 March 2013, Prunty was at full-forward when St. Augustine's College faced Scoil Mhuire in the All-Ireland final. He scored a point from play in the 2-08 to 0-10 victory.[1]

Cork Institute of Technology

During his studies at the Cork Institute of Technology, Prunty was heavily involved in hurling. On 3 March 2016, he was at centre-back when CIT defeated Dublin City University by 1-13 to 0-13 to win the All-Ireland Division 1 Freshers final.[2]

Abbeyside/Ballinacourty

Prunty joined the Abbeyside/Ballinacourty club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He made his first appearance for the club's senior teams during the 2014 Waterford Championship.

On 6 November 2015, Prunty was at midfield when Ballinacourty faced Stradbally in the Waterford Football Championship final. He ended the game as a runners-up following an 0-08 to 0-06 defeat.[3]

Prunty lined out in a second successive Waterford Football Championship final on 6 November 2016. He was once again at midfield, however, the Nire claimed the title following a 1-17 to 0-08 victory.[4]

On 7 October 2018, Prunty lined out for Abbeyside against Ballygunner in the Waterford Championship final. Selected at right wing-back, he spent much of the game at midfield as Abbeyside suffered a 2-19 to 0-13 defeat.[5]

Minor and under-21

Prunty first lined out for Waterford as a dual player during the 2014 Munster Championships. He made his first appearance for the Waterford minor hurling team on 9 April when he lined out at right wing-back in a 1-13 to 0-11 defeat of Clare.[6] Prunty made his debut with the Waterford minor football team a week later in a 2-11 to 2-07 defeat by Tipperary. Prunty's football season ended on 29 April with a defeat by Clare, however, he enjoyed an extended run with the minor hurling team. On 13 July, he lined out at right wing-back in Waterford's 2-17 to 3-14 draw with Limerick in the Munster final.[7] Prunty retained his position for the replay on 22 July, which Waterford lost by 0-24 to 0-18.[8]

Prunty was eligible as a dual minor again for the 2015 Munster Championships. Both his football and hurling seasons ended with defeats by Limerick.[9] These were also his last games in the minor grade.

Prunty retained his dual status as a member of both of Waterford's under-21 teams during the 2016 Munster Championships. He made his first appearance for the under-21 football team on 16 March when he lined out at midfield in a 3-18 to 0-02 defeat by Cork.[10] Prunty enjoyed a more successful debut with the under-21 hurling team on 13 July when he lined out at left wing-back in a 3-23 to 1-11 defeat of Clare.[11] He retained his position on the starting fifteen for the Munster final against Tipperary on 27 July and collected a winners' medal following the 2-19 to 0-15 victory.[12] On 10 September, Prunty was again at left wing-back for the All-Ireland final against Galway. He ended the game with an All-Ireland medal following the 5-15 to 0-14 victory.[13]

Prunty ended his dual player status and committed solely to hurling for the 2017 Munster Championship. He made his only appearance on 13 July in a 2-17 to 1-19 defeat by Cork at the semi-final stage.[14]

Prunty was again eligible for the under-21 team for the 2018 Munster Championship. Lining out in his third and final season in the grade, he made his only appearance on 20 June in a second successive 0-23 to 1-17 defeat by Cork.[15]

Senior

Prunty was added to the Waterford senior team prior to the start of the pre-season Munster League in 2017. He made his first appearance on 8 January, lining out at left wing-back in a 0-24 to 1-14 defeat by Limerick.[16] Prunty remained as a member of the extended panel for the rest of the season which culminated on 3 September with a 0-16 to 2-17 defeat by Galway in the All-Ireland final.[17]

On 11 March 2018, Prunty made his first appearance in the National League when he came on as a 54th-minute substitute for Mark O'Brien in a 1-23 to 1-20 defeat of Clare.[18] He was retained as a member of the panel for the subsequent Munster Championship.

On 31 March 2019, Prunty was introduced as a substitute for Calum Lyons at full-back when Waterford suffered a 1-24 to 0-19 defeat by Limerick in the National League final.[19] He made his first appearance in the Munster Championship on 12 May when he lined out at full-back in a 1-20 to 0-22 defeat by Clare.[20]

On 15 December 2019, it was announced that Prunty would serve as vice-captain of the Waterford senior team for the 2020 season.[21]

Career statistics
As of match played 28 November 2020.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Waterford 2017 Division 1A 00-0000-0000-0000-00
2018 10-0000-00—10-00
2019 Division 1B 50-0040-00—90-00
2020 Division 1A 40-0020-0020-0080-00
Career total 100-0060-0020-00180-00

Honours
St. Augustine's College
  • All-Ireland Colleges Senior C Football Championship (1): 2013
Cork Institute of Technology
  • All-Ireland Division 1 Freshers Championship (1): 2016
Waterford

References
  1. "Sweeney wraps up Augustine's glory". Irish Independent. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. O'Callaghan, Therese (4 March 2016). "O'Keeffe inspires CIT to All-Ireland freshers glory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. McCarthy, Tomás (6 November 2015). "Stradbally reclaim silverware in Waterford SFC final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. "Lawlor and Gleeson inspire Nire". Irish Independent. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  5. McCarthy, Tomás (7 October 2018). "Deise star Pauric Mahony fires over 0-13 to mastermind five-in-a-row for Gunners". The 42. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  6. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (10 April 2014). "Waterford sink Clare with late blitz". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  7. "Lyons piles praise on Deise 'honesty' effort as Limerick denied". Irish Independent. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  8. "Limerick blitz shakes off Déise". Irish Examiner. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  9. Cahill, Jackie (7 May 2015). "Limerick minors battle back to book semi-final showdown with Rebels". The 42. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  10. McCarthy, Tomás (16 March 2016). "Cork rout Waterford by 25 points to set up Munster U21 FC final clash with Kerry". The 42. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  11. "Waterford's young stars begin Munster final recovery by beating Clare U21s". Irish Examiner. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  12. McCarthy, Tomás (28 July 2016). "Waterford find extra gear to claim Munster U21 hurling title". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  13. "All-Ireland U21 HC final: dazzling Deise surge past Tribesmen". Hogan Stand. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  14. O'Toole, Fintan (13 July 2017). "Late Dalton goal hands 14-man Cork dramatic win over Waterford in Munster U21 semi-final". The 42. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  15. Hurley, Denis (20 June 2018). "Cork through to Munster hurling final after second-half comeback against Waterford". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  16. O'Toole, Fintan (8 January 2017). "Fitzgibbon and Dempsey key in helping new Limerick boss claim win over Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  17. McGoldrick, Seán (3 September 2017). "Galway end All Ireland famine with tight win over Waterford at Croke Park". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  18. McCarthy, Tomás (11 March 2018). "Curran-inspired win over Clare not enough for Waterford to avoid relegation play-off". The 42. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  19. O'Toole, Fintan (31 March 2019). "Limerick end 22-year with for league honours in style with final win over Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  20. McCarthy, Tomás (12 May 2019). "Clare cling on to open Munster SHC campaign with away win against Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  21. "Mahony to lead the Deise in 2020". Hogan Stand. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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