Shane Fives Explained

Shane Fives
Irish:Seán de Fibhis
Occupation:Pig farmer
Feet:6
Inches:0
Sport:Hurling
Code:Hurling
County:Waterford
Province:Munster
Club:Tourin
Carrigtwohill
Clcounty:0
Colleges:Waterford Institute of Technology
Fitz:1
Counties:Waterford
Icyears:2008–present
Icposition:Right Corner Back
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:0
Nhl:1
Allstars:0
Birth Date:26 May 1989
Birth Place:Tourin, County Waterford, Ireland
Icupdate:17:55, 14 August 2017

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pig farming, club history in Cork, Waterford hurling brothers - the Shane Fives story. 13 August 2017. The 42. 14 August 2017.