Stephen Rooney Explained

Stephen Rooney
Nickname:Roon-dog
Occupation:Junior Software Developer
Birth Date:1994
Birth Place:Belfast, Northern Ireland
Feet:4
Inches:6
Sport:Hurling
Code:Hurling
County:Antrim
Province:Ulster
Club:St. Paul's
Clcounty:1
Colleges:1
Colyears:7
Counties:Antrim
Icyears:2014-present
Icposition:Left corner-back
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:0
Nhl:2
Allstars:0
Icupdate:14:50, 6 July 2021

Stephen Rooney (born 1994) is a hurler from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He plays for Antrim Championship club St. Paul's and at inter-county level with the Antrim senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a corner-back.

Career

A member of the St. Paul's club in Belfast, Rooney had been a member of the club's junior team for almost a decade when they won the County Junior Championship title in 2020.[1] He made his first appearance on the inter-county scene as a member of the Antrim minor team that won the Ulster Minor Championship titles in 2011.[2] Rooney made his debut with the Antrim senior hurling team in 2014. Since then he has won two Joe McDonagh Cup titles and two National League Division 2A titles.[3]

Honours

Tracefirst
St. Paul's
Antrim

Joe McDonagh Cup 2020 and 2022.

2017, 2020

2011

Controversies

In 2021 Stephen Rooney, along with an unknown accomplice attacked and stole from a man outside a Centra in Moira, Co Down. He was alleged to have hidden behind a big sign before jumping out and stealing a ham and chicken sandwich as well as a pepperami. When asked about this he refused to comment.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: St Paul's claim Junior hurling honours with strong second half display. 13 September 2020. Belfast Media. 13 December 2020. Paddy. Tierney.
  2. Web site: Ulster MHC final: Saffrons coast to another title. 4 July 2011. Hogan Stand. 6 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Antrim see off Kerry to secure McDonagh Cup success at Croke Park . 13 December 2020. Irish Examiner. 13 December 2020. Eoghan. Cormican.