Shane Fives

Shane Fives (born 26 May 1989) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a right corner-back for the Waterford senior team.[1]

Shane Fives
Personal information
Irish name Seán de Fibhis
Sport Hurling
Position Right Corner Back
Born (1989-05-26) 26 May 1989
Tourin, County Waterford, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Pig farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
Tourin
Carrigtwohill
Club titles
Waterford titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
Waterford Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2008–present
Waterford
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0

Born in Tourin, County Waterford, Fives developed as a hurler during his secondary schooling at Blackwater Community School in Lismore. He later attended the Waterford Institute of Technology where he won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal in 2008.

At club level, Fives came to prominence in juvenile and underage grades with Tourin, before winning a county junior championship medal in 2009. He also played with the Carrigtwohill club in Cork from 2013 to 2015.

Fives made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was selected for the Waterford minor team in 2006. After two championship seasons with the minor team, he subsequently joined the Waterford under-21 team. By this stage Fives had also joined the Waterford senior team after being added to the panel during the 2008 championship. After a number of years he became a regular member of the starting fifteen, while also being joined by his brother Darragh, and has won one Munster medal as a non-playing substitute and one National Hurling League medal.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team, Fives has won one Railway Cup medal.

Honours

Waterford Institute of Technology
Tourin
Waterford
Munster

References

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