David Blanchfield

David Blanchfield

Personal information
Irish name	Daithí de Bluinsín
Sport	Hurling
Position	half back
Born	(2000-04-24) 24 April 2000 (age 24) Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Occupation	Student
Club(s)
Years	Club
2018-present	Bennettsbridge
Club titles
Kilkenny titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	DCU Dóchas Éireann
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2021-present	Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	3
All-Irelands	0
NHL	1
All Stars	0

David Blanchfield (born 24 April 2000[1]) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Bennettsbridge and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.

Career

Blanchfield first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with Bennettsbridge before eventually joining the club's senior team. He also played as a schoolboy with St. Kieran's College and won consecutive All-Ireland titles in 2018 and 2019.[2] Blanchfield first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kilkenny under-20 hurling team that won the Leinster U20HC title in 2019.[3] He was added to the senior team two years later and, after winning National League and Leinster Championship titles, lined out in the 2022 All-Ireland final defeat by Limerick.[4][5]

Honours

St. Kieran's College

• All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling Championship: 2018, 2019
• Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship: 2019

Kilkenny

• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 2021, 2022, 2023
• National Hurling League: 2021
• Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2019

References

1. "KIlkenny player profiles". Kilkenny People. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
2. "Blanchfield shines as Kieran's break Pres hearts". Irish Independent. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
3. Fagan, Ronan (17 July 2019). "Shefflin goal the difference as DJ Carey's Kilkenny land first provincial title in two years". The 42. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
4. "Galway and Kilkenny have bigger fish to fry than a shared National Hurling League title, says Jamesie O'Connor". Sky Sports. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
5. "Limerick complete All-Ireland three-in-a-row after epic contest against Kilkenny". The 42. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.