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Billy O'Sullivan
Billy O'Sullivan (born 22 September 1968) is an Irish sportsman. He played hurling with his local club Ballygunner and with the Waterford senior inter-county team.[1] Early lifeBilly O'Sullivan was born in Ballygunner, County Waterford in 1968. He was educated locally and from an early age showed a great deal of interest in hurling. Billy won an U15 Munster Colleges with De La Salle College, Waterford. He played for a combined Fitzgibbon Cup teams from 1987-1989. Playing careerClubBilly played his club hurling with his local Ballygunner team. He had some success at underage levels and in 1988 and 1989 he won two Under-21 County medal with the club. senior county medal with the club. Billy added senior county medals to his collection in 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001 & 2005. In 2001 he converted county medal into a Munster club hurling title. O'Sullivan won his seventh county championship title in 2005, playing in his14th senior county final. Billy also won an All-Ireland Clubs Sevens medal in 1993. Billy still plays for Ballygunner at intermediate grade. He was elected club chairman in early 2010. Inter-countyBilly joined the Waterford hurling team in the early 1987 and made his debut versus Kilkenny in the 1st round of the 1987 National Hurling League. In 2000 Billy suffered a serious ankle injury against Killkenny in the national league. Billy retired from inter-county hurling on a high after bringing Waterford back from 15 points down, scoring every point. In the first round of the Munster Championship in 2000 against Limerick. Billy won a Railway Cup medal in 1992. Billy is brother to the present Waterford inter-county hurler, Shane O'Sullivan.[citation needed] References
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