David Blanchfield
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Daithí de Bluinsín | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | half back | ||
| Born |
24 April 2000 Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2018-present | Bennettsbridge | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| DCU Dóchas Éireann | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2021-present | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
David Blanchfield (born 24 April 2000[1]) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Bennettsbridge and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]Blanchfield first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with Bennettsbridge before eventually joining the club's senior team. He also played as a schoolboy with St. Kieran's College and won consecutive All-Ireland titles in 2018 and 2019.[2] Blanchfield first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kilkenny under-20 hurling team that won the Leinster U20HC title in 2019.[3] He was added to the senior team two years later and, after winning National League and Leinster Championship titles, lined out in the 2022 All-Ireland final defeat by Limerick.[4][5]
Honours
[edit]- St. Kieran's College
- All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling Championship: 2018, 2019
- Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship: 2019
- Kilkenny
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 2021, 2022, 2023
- National Hurling League: 2021
- Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2019
References
[edit]- ^ "KIlkenny player profiles". Kilkenny People. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Blanchfield shines as Kieran's break Pres hearts". Irish Independent. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ Fagan, Ronan (17 July 2019). "Shefflin goal the difference as DJ Carey's Kilkenny land first provincial title in two years". The 42. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Galway and Kilkenny have bigger fish to fry than a shared National Hurling League title, says Jamesie O'Connor". Sky Sports. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Limerick complete All-Ireland three-in-a-row after epic contest against Kilkenny". The 42. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.