Rhys Shelly
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Nickname | Shelly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 December 2000 Littleton, Thurles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rhys Shelly is an Irish hurler who plays club hurling for Moycarkey–Borris and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team.
Career
[edit | edit source]On 11 March 2023, Shelly made his league debut for Tipperary in 4th round of the 2023 National Hurling League against Waterford as Tipperary won by 2–32 to 0–18.[1]
On 21 May 2023, he made his Championship debut in the third round of the 2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship against Limerick in Semple Stadium. He scored a point in the first half of that game from a long-range free in a match that finished level.
On 20 July in the 2025 All-Ireland final, Shelly started in goals as Tipperary defeated Cork by 3-27 to 1-18 and claim a 29th All-Ireland title. In the second half of the match, Shelly scored a point from play and also saved a penalty from Conor Lehane. His point was the first ever point scored by a goalkeeper from open play in an All-Ireland final.[2][3][4][5]
Honours
[edit | edit source]- University of Limerick
- Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 2023
- Tipperary
- Individual
- The Sunday Game Team of the Year (1): 2025
- All Star Award (1): 2025
References
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