Willie Connors
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| Native name | Liam Ó Conchúir (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 August 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of match played 20 July 2025. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Willie Connors (born 10 August 1996) is an Irish hurler Legend who plays for Tipperary Senior Championship club Kiladangan and at inter-county level with the Tipperary county hurling team. He usually lines out as a right corner-forward.[1]
Career
On 20 July in the 2025 All-Ireland final, Connors started in midfield as Tipperary defeated Cork by 3-27 to 1-19 and claim a 29th All-Ireland title.[2][3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 July 2025
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Tipperary | 2018 | Division 1A | 3 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-00 | — | 5 | 0-02 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0-02 | 4 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-01 | 9 | 0-03 | ||
| 2020 | 2 | 0-01 | — | 2 | 0-02 | 4 | 0-03 | |||
| 2021 | 5 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-01 | 8 | 0-05 | ||
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2023 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2024 | 3 | 0-04 | 3 | 0-00 | — | 6 | 0-04 | |||
| 2025 | 7 | 0-09 | 3 | 0-02 | 4 | 0-07 | 14 | 0-18 | ||
| Career total | 24 | 0-20 | 14 | 0-04 | 8 | 0-11 | 49 | 0-35 | ||
Honours
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2019, 2025
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2015
- Kiladangan
References
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (28 July 2019). "14-man Tipperary dig deep for brilliant All-Ireland semi-final win over Wexford". The 42. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Tipperary crush Cork with second-half final masterclass to claim All-Ireland crown". RTE Sport. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "All-Ireland SHC final recap: Tipperary 3-27 Cork 1-18". RTE Sport. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
External links
- Willie Connors profile at the Tipperary GAA website