Simon Kennefick (born 1999) is an Irish hurler who plays as a forward for club side Glen Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He is a grandson of

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Career

Glen Rovers

Kennefick joined the Glen Rovers club at a young age and played in all levels at juvenile and underage levels. It was the club with whom his grandfather,

, won a record 14

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titles. Kennefick had his first championship success at minor level when Glen Rovers secured the 2017 Premier 1 Championship title after a 0-19 to 1-11 defeat of

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in the final. He was subsequently drafted onto the Glen Rovers senior team and made his championship debut on 28 April 2018 when he scored 1-03 in a

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defeat of Ballymartle. Kennefick lined out in three successive county finals over the following three seasons, experiencing defeats to

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in 2019,

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in 2020 and

in 2021.

Cork

Under-21 and under-20

Kennefick never played at minor level for Cork, but was drafted onto the under-21 team in 2018. He was a member of the extended training panel when Cork secured the Munster Championship title after 2-23 to 1-13 defeat of Tipperary in the final. He was again eligible for the now renamed under-20 grade the following year and made his first appearance at right wing-forward in a 1-20 to 0-16 first-round defeat of

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. On 24 August 2019, Kennefick was a late addition to the Cork starting fifteen that suffered a 5-17 to 1-18 defeat by Tipperary in the All-Ireland final.

Senior

Kennefick made his first appearance for Cork at senior level when he was selected on the team at right wing-forward for the annual

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game against

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in January 2019. He scored four points from play in the 1-24 to 1-23 victory but was not included on the Cork panel for the rest of the season. In May 2021, Kennefick received his first competitive call-up at senior level when he was named amongst the substitutes for Cork's

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game against

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Career statistics

Club

Inter-county

Honours

;Glen Rovers *Premier 1 Minor Hurling Championship: 2017 ;Cork *

: 2019 *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kennefick, Simon 1999 births Living people Glen Rovers hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers Hurling forwards