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Keith Smyth

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Keith Smyth
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born 2003
Killanena,
County Clare, Ireland
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
Killanena
Club titles
Clare titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2022-present
University of Limerick
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2022-present
Clare
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Keith Smyth (born 2003) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Killanena, while he has also lined out at inter-county level with various Clare teams.

Career

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Smyth first played hurling with the Feakle-Killanena underage amalgamation. He enjoyed some success as a juvenile, winning the Clare U14HC title in 2017, before losing the Clare MAHC final in 2020.[1][2] Smyth also played as a schoolboy with Gort Community School in the various Connacht competitions.[3] He won an All-Ireland freshers league title with the University of Limerick in 2022.[4]

Smyth first appeared on the inter-county scene with Clare during a two-year tenure with the minor team in 2019 and 2020. His second year on the team was curtailed due to a broken collar bone.[5] Smyth later spent two seasons with the under-20 team and was the team's overall top scorer in 2023 when they were beaten by Cork in the Munster final.[6] Smyth has been a part of the senior team since 2022.

Honours

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University of Limerick
  • All-Ireland Freshers Hurling League Division 1: 2022
Feakle-Killanenan
  • Clare Under-14 A Hurling Championship: 2017

References

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  1. ^ "Magnificent Smyth inspires Feakle-Killanena to U14 title". The Clare Champion. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Back-to-back Minor A titles for Corofin-Ruan". Clare Echo. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Clare players and schools continue in national action". The Clare Champion. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Killanena's Ian Mac captains UL as 8 Clare hurlers taste freshers success". Clare Echo. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Smyth ruled out as minors face Cork in knockout clash". Clare Echo. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Late scoring burst sees Cork claim third Munster U20 hurling crown in four years". The 42. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.