Vinny Staples Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Vinny Staples
Irish:Uinseann Mac an Ghaill
Fullname:Vincent Staples
Feet:5
Inches:6
County:Wexford
Province:Leinster
Club:St Martin's
Clposition:Half-back
Clcounty:0
Counties:Wexford
Icposition:Right wing-back
Icyears:1965-1974
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:1
Nhl:1
Allstars:0
Birth Date:1945
Birth Place:Piercestown, County Wexford, Ireland

Vincent "Vinny" Staples (born 1945) is an Irish former hurler who enjoyed a successful career as a right wing-back with the Wexford senior team.

Born in Piercestown, County Wexford, Staples was introduced to hurling in his youth. He experienced championship successes in the junior and intermediate grades with the St Martin's club.

Staples made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Wexford minor team. An All-Ireland medal winner in this grade he later won an All-Ireland medal with the under-21 team.[1] Staples made his senior debut during the 1965 championship. He went on to play a key role for Wexford in defence during a successful era, and won one All-Ireland medal, two Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal.[2] Staples was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

Staples retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1974 championship.

Honours

St Martin's
Wexford

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Memories return of sole U-21 win. 14 May 2013. Wexford People. 25 June 2016.
  2. News: Decades of glory. Premier view website. 8 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714153051/http://premierview.ie/part_5_decades_of_glory.html. 14 July 2014. dead. dmy-all.