Liam Blanchfield

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Liam Blanchfield
Personal information
Irish name Liam de Bluinsín
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born (1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 (age 27)
Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Occupation Student
Club(s)*
Years Club Apps (scores)
2013-present
 Bennettsbridge 9 (2-11)
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2015-present
 Dublin Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)**
Years County Apps (scores)
2016-present
 Kilkenny 16 (2-06)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0
* club appearances and scores correct as of 20:33, 12 December 2019.
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:31, 12 December 2019.

Liam Blanchfield (born 18 November 1996) is an Irish

Kilkenny senior hurling team
. He usually lines out as a left wing-forward.

Playing career

St. Kieran's College

Blanchfield first came to prominence as a hurler with

winners' medal following the 2–16 to 0–13 victory.[2]

On 28 February 2015, Blanchfield won a Leinster Championship medal when St. Kieran's College defeated St. Peter's College by 1–14 to 1–06 in the final.[3] He was selected at right wing-forward by spent much of the game at centre-forward when St. Kieran's College faced Thurles CBS in the All-Ireland final. Blanchfield scored a point from play and collected a second successive All-Ireland medal following the 1–15 to 1–12 victory.[4]

Bennettsbridge

Blanchfield joined the

Kilkenny Junior Championship
.

On 4 November 2012, Blanchfield was just 15-years-old when he lined out at right corner-forward when Bennettsbridge qualified for the

Kilkenny Junior Championship final. He scored a point from play but ended on the losing side following a 3–12 to 0–10 defeat by Thomastown
.

Bennettsbridge qualified for a second successive Kilkenny Junior Championship final on 20 October 2013, with Blanchfield lining out at right wing-forward. He scored a point from play in the 2–16 to 1–18 defeat by Lisdowney.

On 9 November 2014, Cleere won a

Fullen Gaels on 15 February 2015. Blanchfield collected a winners' medal after scoring 1-01 from play in the 2–17 to 2–14 victory.[7]

On 18 October 2015, Blanchfield lined out in the forwards when Bennettsbridge drew 0–20 to 3–11 with

All-Ireland final against Abbeyknockmoy. He ended the game with a winners' medal following the 1–17 to 1–14 victory.[9]

On 28 October 2018, Blanchfield lined out at centre-forward when Bennettsbridge faced Ballyhale Shamrocks in the Kilkenny Senior Championship final. He scored a point from play but ended on the losing side following a 2–20 to 2–17 defeat.[10]

Kilkenny

Minor and under-21

Blanchfield first played for Kilkenny as a member of the minor team during the 2013 Leinster Championship. On 7 July 2013, he won a Leinster Championship medal after scoring two points from right wing-forward in Kilkenny's 1–18 to 0–08 defeat of Laois in the final.[11]

On 6 July 2014, Blanchfield won a second successive Leinster Championship medal after scoring 2-03 from full-forward in Kilkenny's 2–19 to 2–10 defeat of Dublin in the final.[12] On 7 September 2014, he was again at full-forward when Kilkenny faced Limerick in the All-Ireland final. Blanchfield ended the game with a winners' medal after scoring two points in the 2–17 to 0–19 victory.[13]

Blanchfield progressed onto the Kilkenny under-21 team during the 2015 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 2 June 2015 when he lined out at left wing-forward in Kilkenny's 4–12 to 2–16 defeat of Dublin in the quarter-final.[14] On 8 July 2015, Blanchfield was again at left wing-forward when Kilkenny suffered a 4–17 to 1–09 defeat by Wexford in the Leinster final.[15]

On 5 July 2017, Blanchfield won a

All-Ireland final.[17]

Senior

Blanchfield was drafted onto the Kilkenny senior team during the

All-Ireland final against Tipperary on 4 September 2016. He was held scoreless throughout and ended the game on the losing side following a 2–29 to 2–20 defeat.[21]

On 8 April 2018, Blanchfield was named on the substitutes' bench when Kilkenny faced Tipperary in the

Leinster final on 1 July 2018. He came on as a substitute for Martin Keoghan in the 0-18 apiece draw.[23] He again made an appearance as a substitute in the replay a week later, however, Kilkenny suffered a 1–28 to 3–15 defeat.[24]

On 30 June 2019, Blanchfield was an unused substitute when Kilkenny suffered a 1–23 to 0–23 defeat by Wexford in the

All-Ireland final. Blanchfield remained on the bench for the 3–25 to 0–20 defeat.[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 August 2019.
Team Year National League Leinster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Kilkenny 2016 Division 1A 2 1-03 1 0-00 2 0-03 5 1-06
2017 5 1-06 1 0-00 2 0-00 8 1-06
2018 8 0-05 6 2-02 1 0-01 15 2-08
2019 5 1-02 2 0-00 1 0-00 8 1-02
Total 20 3-16 10 2-02 6 0-04 36 5-22

Honours

St. Kieran's College
Bennettsbridge
Kilkenny

References

  1. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (10 March 2014). "Byrne the hero as CBS grab the glory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ Spillane, Trevor (5 April 2014). "19th All-Ireland for St. Kieran's after win over Kilkenny CBS". The 42. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Schools: St Kieran's back in the winners enclosure". Hogan Stand. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. ^ Cahill, Jackie (5 April 2015). "Kilkenny school St Kieran's have won their 20th All-Ireland title". The 42. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Bennettsbridge bring cup to Martin's grave". Hogan Stand. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Leinster Club JHC final: Bennettsbridge enjoy runaway success". Hogan Stand. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Nicky Cleere's haul points the way for Bennettsbridge". Irish Examiner. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  8. ^ "'Bridge win comes at cost". Irish Examiner. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  9. ^ Keane, Paul (7 February 2016). "Kilkenny's Bennettsbridge claim second All-Ireland club title in 12 months". The 42. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  10. ^ Breheny, Martin (28 October 2018). "Henry Shefflin launches managerial career as Ballyhale win Kilkenny championship". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Murphy points the way as Kilkenny cruise past Laois to claim crown". Irish Independent. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  12. ^ Kelly, Niall (6 July 2014). "Kilkenny power past Dublin to retain their Leinster minor crown". The 42. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  13. ^ O'Riordan, Ian (7 September 2014). "Kilkenny minors savour All-Ireland success against spirited Limerick". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  14. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (2 June 2015). "Late goal gives Kilkenny dramatic win over Dublin in Leinster U21 hurling thriller". The 42. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Leinster U21 HC final: Magical Model maul Cats for three-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  16. ^ O'Brien, Kevin (5 July 2017). "Kilkenny land 30 points en route to completing U21 and minor Leinster hurling double". The 42. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  17. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (11 September 2017). "Limerick savour that September excitement in U21 hurling final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  18. ^ Keane, Paul (3 April 2016). "Kilkenny fire six goals en route to 24-point hammering over Offaly in league quarter final". The 42. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  19. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (11 June 2016). "Kilkenny's second-half class powers them past Dublin in Leinster hurling semi-final". The 42. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  20. ^ McGoldrick, Seán (3 July 2016). "Galway challenge peters out as Kilkenny claim 71st Leinster crown in familiar style". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  21. ^ Keane, Paul (5 September 2016). "Tipperary blow Cats away to take All-Ireland title". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  22. ^ McGoldrick, Seán (8 April 2018). "Kilkenny whirlwind blows Tipperary away as Brian Cody claims ninth league title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  23. ^ "Leinster SHC final: Cats and Tribe must meet again". Hogan Stand. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  24. ^ Rooney, Declan (8 July 2018). "Galway retain Leinster crown after epic battle with Kilkenny". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  25. ^ O'Brien, Kevin (30 June 2019). "Wexford land first Leinster title in 15 years with thrilling victory over Kilkenny". The 42. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  26. ^ McGoldrick, Seán (18 August 2019). "Tipperary are All-Ireland champions as Liam Sheedy's men see off 14-man Kilkenny in Croke Park". Irish Independent. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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