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Playing career

St. Kieran's College

In school, Shefflin played hurling with St. Kieran's College in

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, ultimately joining the college's senior hurling team. On 26 February 2017, he won a Leinster Colleges Championship medal after scoring a point from right wing-forward in a 1-14 to 0-13 defeat of Kilkenny CBS in the final. On 25 March 2017, Shefflin was switched to left corner-forward for the All-Ireland final against Our Lady's Secondary School from

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. He was held scoreless from play and ended the game on the losing side after a 3-13 to 3-11 defeat.

DCU Dóchas Éireann

As a student at

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, Shefflin became involved in hurling as a member of the university's freshers' team. He has since lined out in several Fitzgibbon Cup campaigns.

Ballyhale Shamrocks

Shefflin joined the Ballyhale Shamrocks club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He had championship success in the minor and under-21 grades, before eventually joining the club's top adult team in the Kilkenny Senior Championship. On 28 October 2018, Shefflin lined out in his first 2018 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship#Final, senior final when Ballyhale Shamrocks faced Bennettsbridge GAA, Bennettsbridge. Playing at right wing-back, he ended the game with his first Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship, winners' medal after the 2-20 to 2-17 victory. Shefflin again lined out at right wing-back when Ballyhale qualified to play Ballyboden St. Enda's in the 2018-19 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship#Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship, Leinster final on 2 December 2018. He scored a point from play and claimed his first Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship, Leinster Club Championship medal after a 2-21 to 0-11 victory. On 17 March 2019, Shefflin was again at right wing-back when Ballyhale qualified for an 2019 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland final meeting with St. Thomas's GAA, St. Thomas's. He scored a point from play and claimed an All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, All-Ireland Club Championship medal following the 2-28 to 2-11 victory. On 27 October 2019, Holden lined out at full-back when Ballyhale Shamrocks faced James Stephens in the 2019 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship#Final, Kilkenny Championship final. He collected a sixth winners' medal after the 2-21 to 1-15 victory. On 1 December 2019, Holden again lined out at full-back when Ballyhale Shamrocks faced St. Mullin's GAA, St. Mullin's in the 2019-20 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship#Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship, Leinster final. He ended the game with a fifth winners' medal following the 1-21 to 0-15 victory. On 18 January 2020, Holden made his fourth 2020 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland final appearance when Ballyhale Shamrocks faced Borris-Ileigh GAA, Borris-Ileigh. He ended the game with a fourth All-Ireland medal after the 0-18 to 0-15 victory.

Kilkenny

Minor and under-20

Shefflin first lined out for Kilkenny GAA, Kilkenny as a member of the minor team during the 2017 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#Leinster Minor Hurling Championship, 2017 Leinster Championship. On 2 July 2017, he was an unused substitute when Kilkenny defeated Dublin GAA, Dublin by 3-15 to 1-17 to win the Leinster Minor Hurling Championship, Leinster Championship. Shefflin was drafted onto the Kilkenny under-20 team in advance of the 2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship#Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championshio, 2019 Leinster Championship and was appointed captain of the team. He made his first appearance for the team on 24 June 2019 when he scored three points from midfield in the 5-21 to 0-10 defeat of Laois GAA, Laois. On 17 July 2019, Shefflin won a Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship, Leinster Championship medal after scoring 1-02 from midfield when Kilkenny defeated Wexford GAA, Wexford by 1-17 to 0-18 in the 2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship#Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship, Leinster final.

Senior

Shefflin was drafted onto the Kilkenny senior team in advance of the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, 2019 Leinster Championship. On 30 June 2019, he was a member of the extended panel when Kilkenny suffered a 1-23 to 0-23 defeat by Wexford in the 2019 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final, Leinster final. On 18 August 2019, Shefflin was again a member of the extended panel when Kilkenny lost out to Tipperary GAA, Tipperary by 3-25 to 0-20 in the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland final.

Career statistics

Honours

;St. Kieran's College *Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2017 ;DCU Dóchas Éireann *All-Ireland Freshers' Hurling Championship (1): 2018 ;Ballyhale Shamrocks *All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 2018-19 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, 2019, 2019-20 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, 2020, 2022–23 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, 2023 *Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 2018-19 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship#Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship, 2018, 2019-20 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship#Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship, 2019, 2021–22 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, 2021, 2022–23 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, 2022 *Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2018 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship, 2018, 2019 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship, 2019 *Kilkenny Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 2017, 2018 *Kilkenny Minor Roinn A hurling Championship (1): 2016 ;Kilkenny *Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship (1): 2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship#Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship, 2019 (c) *Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2017 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#Leinster Minor Hurling Championship, 2017

References

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