Billy Power (born 1999) is an Irish hurler who plays for Waterford Senior Championship club Clonea and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam de Paor | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1999 Rathgormack, County Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
2017-present | Clonea | 12 (0-92) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Waterford titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2018-2022 | University of Limerick | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2019-present | Waterford | 1 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
|
* club appearances and scores correct as of 22:24, 28 November 2020. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:24, 28 November 2020. | |||
Playing career edit
Waterford edit
Power first played for Waterford at minor level during the 2017 Munster Minor Championship, lining out in three successive defeats but ending the short-lived campaign as top scorer with 0–15.[2][3][4] After one season in the minor grade, Power was drafted onto the Waterford under-20 team for the 2019 Munster Under-20 Championship. His sole season in the grade ended with a 3–23 to 0-10 first-round defeat by Tipperary.[5]
Power was added to the Waterford senior hurling team in advance of the 2020 season. He made his first appearance for the team on 29 December 2019 when he lined out at right corner-forward in a 1–17 to 1–13 defeat by Cork in the pre-season Munster League.[6] Power was retained on the training panel for the subsequent National League and made his first appearance in the 3–18 to 1–15 defeat of Westmeath in the second round.[7] He made his championship debut on 31 October 2020 when he was introduced as a 55th-minute substitute for Kieran Bennett in a 1–28 to 1–24 defeat of Cork in the Munster semi-final.[8]
Career statistics edit
- 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 | 2020 | Division 1A | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 |
| Career total | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | ||
Honours edit
- University of Limerick
- Fitzgibbon Cup: 2022
- All-Ireland Freshers' Hurling Championship: 2019
- Clonea
- Awards
- Waterford Young Footballer of the Year: 2017
References edit
- ^ "Waterford and Cork name strong teams for league curtain-raiser". The 42. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Quinn, Gerry (6 April 2017). "Clare turn on the power to crack gutsy Waterford". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ McCarthy, Tomás (3 May 2017). "Cork minors easily overcome Waterford to advance to Munster hurling last four". The 42. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ McCarthy, Tomás (11 May 2017). "Perfect 10 for O'Brien as Limerick advance to Munster semi-final". The 42. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (9 July 2019). "Conor Bowe double helps Tipperary crush Waterford in Munster semi-final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (29 December 2019). "O'Connell goal helps Cork reach Munster league final with win over Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ McKenna, Conor (2 February 2020). "Bennett hits 2-8 and Fagan nets to power Waterford to victory over Westmeath". The 42. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (31 October 2020). "Calum Lyons goal helps Waterford end 1,175-day wait for Munster SHC win". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 December 2020.