Vinny Staples
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Uinseann Mac an Ghaill | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born |
1945 Piercestown, County Wexford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
St Martin's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Wexford titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1965-1974 | Wexford | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
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,
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 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.[citation needed
]
Staples retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1974 championship.[citation needed]
Honours
- St Martin's
- Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship (2): 1964, 1977
- Wexford Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1963
- Wexford
- 1968
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1965, 1968
- 1966–67
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1965
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1963
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1963
References
- ^ "Memories return of sole U-21 win". Wexford People. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Decades of glory". Premier view website. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.