Conor Prunty (born 9 January 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays for Waterford Senior Championship club Abbeyside and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a full-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Conchúr Ó Prionntaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born | 9 January 1997 Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Occupation | Engineer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2014-present | Abbeyside–Ballinacourty | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Waterford titles | 1 | 0 | |
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2016-2020 | Cork Institute of Technology | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2017-present | Waterford | 8 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:13, 29 November 2020. | |||
Playing career
St. Augustine's College
Prunty first came to prominence as a hurler and Gaelic footballer with St. Augustine's College in Dungarvan. He played in every grade before eventually joining the college's senior teams. On 30 March 2013, Prunty was at full-forward when St. Augustine's College faced Scoil Mhuire in the All-Ireland final. He scored a point from play in the 2–08 to 0–10 victory.[1]
Cork Institute of Technology
During his studies at the Cork Institute of Technology, Prunty was heavily involved in hurling. On 3 March 2016, he was at centre-back when CIT defeated Dublin City University by 1–13 to 0–13 to win the All-Ireland Division 1 Freshers final.[2]
Abbeyside–Ballinacourty
Prunty joined the Abbeyside–Ballinacourty club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He made his first appearance for the club's senior teams during the 2014 Waterford Championship.
On 6 November 2015, Prunty was at midfield when Ballinacourty faced Stradbally in the Waterford Football Championship final. He ended the game as a runners-up following an 0–08 to 0–06 defeat.[3]
Prunty lined out in a second successive Waterford Football Championship final on 6 November 2016. He was once again at midfield, however, The Nire claimed the title following a 1–17 to 0–08 victory.[4]
On 7 October 2018, Prunty lined out for Abbeyside against Ballygunner in the Waterford Championship final. Selected at right wing-back, he spent much of the game at midfield as Abbeyside suffered a 2–19 to 0–13 defeat.[5]
Waterford
Minor and under-21
Prunty first lined out for Waterford as a dual player during the 2014 Munster Championships. He made his first appearance for the Waterford minor hurling team on 9 April when he lined out at right wing-back in a 1–13 to 0–11 defeat of Clare.[6] Prunty made his debut with the Waterford minor football team a week later in a 2–11 to 2–07 defeat by Tipperary. Prunty's football season ended on 29 April with a defeat by Clare, however, he enjoyed an extended run with the minor hurling team. On 13 July, he lined out at right wing-back in Waterford's 2–17 to 3–14 draw with Limerick in the Munster final.[7] Prunty retained his position for the replay on 22 July, which Waterford lost by 0–24 to 0–18.[8]
Prunty was eligible as a dual minor again for the 2015 Munster Championships. Both his football and hurling seasons ended with defeats by Limerick.[9] These were also his last games in the minor grade.
Prunty retained his dual status as a member of both of Waterford's under-21 teams during the 2016 Munster Championships. He made his first appearance for the under-21 football team on 16 March when he lined out at midfield in a 3–18 to 0–02 defeat by Cork.[10] Prunty enjoyed a more successful debut with the under-21 hurling team on 13 July when he lined out at left wing-back in a 3–23 to 1–11 defeat of Clare.[11] He retained his position on the starting fifteen for the Munster final against Tipperary on 27 July and collected a winners' medal following the 2–19 to 0–15 victory.[12] On 10 September, Prunty was again at left wing-back for the All-Ireland final against Galway. He ended the game with an All-Ireland medal following the 5–15 to 0–14 victory.[13]
Prunty ended his dual player status and committed solely to hurling for the 2017 Munster Championship. He made his only appearance on 13 July in a 2–17 to 1–19 defeat by Cork at the semi-final stage.[14]
Prunty was again eligible for the under-21 team for the 2018 Munster Championship. Lining out in his third and final season in the grade, he made his only appearance on 20 June in a second successive 0–23 to 1–17 defeat by Cork.[15]
Senior
Prunty was added to the Waterford senior team prior to the start of the pre-season Munster League in 2017. He made his first appearance on 8 January, lining out at left wing-back in a 0–24 to 1–14 defeat by Limerick.[16] Prunty remained as a member of the extended panel for the rest of the season which culminated on 3 September with a 0–16 to 2–17 defeat by Galway in the All-Ireland final.[17]
On 11 March 2018, Prunty made his first appearance in the National League when he came on as a 54th-minute substitute for Mark O'Brien in a 1–23 to 1–20 defeat of Clare.[18] He was retained as a member of the panel for the subsequent Munster Championship.
On 31 March 2019, Prunty was introduced as a substitute for Calum Lyons at full-back when Waterford suffered a 1–24 to 0–19 defeat by Limerick in the National League final.[19] He made his first appearance in the Munster Championship on 12 May when he lined out at full-back in a 1–20 to 0–22 defeat by Clare.[20]
On 15 December 2019, it was announced that Prunty would serve as vice-captain of the Waterford senior team for the 2020 season.[21]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 November 2020.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Waterford | 2017 | Division 1A | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | — | 1 | 0-00 | |||
| 2019 | Division 1B | 5 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | — | 9 | 0-00 | ||
| 2020 | Division 1A | 4 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-00 | |
| Career total | 10 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 18 | 0-00 | ||
Honours
- Ballincourty
- St. Augustine's College
- All-Ireland Colleges Senior C Football Championship (1): 2013
- Cork Institute of Technology
- All-Ireland Division 1 Freshers Championship (1): 2016
- Waterford
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2016
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2016
- National Hurling League (1): 2022 (c)
Individual
Awards
- GAA-GPA All-Star Award (1): 2021