| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Cóilín Ó Fionnalaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
25 August 1989 Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Occupation | Project Manager | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
2006-present | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 90 (38-114) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 11 | ||
| Leinster titles | 8 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 5 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2011-2021 | Kilkenny | 50 (13-63) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
|
* club appearances and scores correct as of 22:35, 4 December 2022. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:47, 14 November 2020. | |||
Colin Fennelly (born 25 August 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays as a forward for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Ballyhale Shamrocks. He is a former captain of the Kilkenny senior hurling team.[1]
Fennelly first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Kilkenny minor and under-21 teams, before establishing himself on the Kilkenny senior team, going on to make a combined total of 88 league and championship appearances across ten seasons. He won 12 trophies with Kilkenny; four All-Ireland titles, five Leinster Championships and three National Hurling League titles. Fennelly served as captain of the team for two seasons and is also a two-time All-Star.
Fennelly joined the Ballyhale Shamrocks senior team when he was 17 and has been a regular for the team since then. He has been one of the most prolific club goal-scorers of his era and has won a record five All-Ireland Club Championships. Fennelly has also won 10 County Championship titles.
Fennelly's uncles, Ger, Kevin and Liam, and his brother, Michael, have won twelve All-Ireland medals between them with Kilkenny.[2][3]
- ^ "Profile: Colin Fennelly". Kilkenny GAA website. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Cody hails input of Fennelly brothers". Irish Examiner. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Fennelly has fears but that suits Cats fine". Irish Examiner. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.