Dean Mason (hurler) explained

Dean Mason
Irish:Dean Másún
Birth Date:3 October 2000
Birth Place:Ballyhale,
County Kilkenny, Ireland
Feet:6
Inches:0
Sport:Hurling
Code:Hurling
County:Kilkenny
Province:Leinster
Club:Ballyhale Shamrocks
Clyears:2018-present
Clcounty:5
Clprovince:4
Clallireland:3
Colleges:University of Limerick
Fitz:1
Counties:Kilkenny
Icyears:2022-present
Icposition:Goalkeeper
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:0
Nhl:0
Allstars:0
Icupdate:23:19, 27 April 2024

Dean Mason (born 3 October 2000[1]) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays as a goalkeeper with Ballyhale Shamrocks and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.

Career

Mason had a number of hurling successes as a student at St Kieran's College in Kilkenny. He won two Leinster Colleges SHC titles, as well as consecutive Croke Cup titles in 2018 and 2019.[2] [3] Mason later lined out with University of Limerick and was part of their Fitzgibbon Cup-winning team in 2022.[4]

At club level, Mason first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Ballyhale Shamrocks club. He had several underage successes, including the Kilkenny MAHC title in 2016 and consecutive Kilkenny U21AHC titles in 2017 and 2018.[5] Mason was just 17-years-old when he became the club's senior team goalkeeper. Over the course of the following few years, he won five consecutive Kilkenny SHC titles, four Leinster Club SHC titles and three All-Ireland Club SHC titles.[6] [7] [8]

Mason was 16-years-old when he first played on the inter-county scene with Kilkenny as a member of the minor team.[9] He won a Leinster MHC medal in 2017, however, a change in the age limit meant that this was his only year in that grade. Mason won a Leinster U2HC medal in 2019.[10] He joined the senior team's extended panel as third-choice goalkeeper in 2022. Mason won consecutive Leinster SHC medals in 2022 and 2023.

Personal life

His granduncle, Maurice Mason, also played for Ballyhale Shamrocks and captained Kilkenny in 1981.[11]

Honours

St Kieran's College

2018, 2019

2017, 2019

University of Limerick

2022

Ballyhale Shamrocks

2019, 2020, 2023

2018, 2019, 2021, 2022

2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Kilkenny

2022, 2023

2019

2017

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Profiles: All the information you need to know about the 2022 Kilkenny senior hurling panel. 15 July 2022. Score Line. 27 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Hogan praises Kieran's heroes as they regroup to take crown. Irish Independent. 2 April 2018. 26 June 2023.
  3. Web site: Blanchfield shines as Kieran's break Pres hearts. Irish Independent. 1 April 2019. 26 June 2023.
  4. Web site: UL rally to Fitzgibbon Cup glory with late 1-5 to deny NUIG dream double. The 42. 19 February 2022. 19 February 2022.
  5. Web site: LISTEN: Kilkenny Minor Roinn A Hurling Final 2016 Commentary. 23 October 2016. Score Line. 27 April 2024.
  6. Web site: Colin Fennelly inspires Ballyhale to All Ireland glory as Henry Shefflin reaches another milestone. 17 March 2019. Irish Independent. 17 March 2019. Martin. Breheny.
  7. Web site: Ballyhale retain All-Ireland club title for first time with win over battling Borris-Ileigh. 18 January 2020. The 42. 18 January 2020. Fintan. O'Toole.
  8. Web site: Ballyhale secure All-Ireland club hurling crown at Croke Park but are made to work by a game Dunloy. 22 January 2023. Irish Independent. 22 January 2023.
  9. Web site: Adrian Mullen, cousin of the Fennelly brothers, hits 1-9 as Cats exact revenge on Dublin. The 42. 2 July 2017. 7 January 2019. Kevin. O'Brien.
  10. Web site: Shefflin goal the difference as DJ Carey's Kilkenny land first provincial title in two years. 17 July 2019. The 42. 4 December 2020. Ronan. Fagan.
  11. Web site: GAA: The Untouchables. 24 December 2003. Irish Examiner. 27 April 2024.

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