Paul Braniff (hurler)
Paul Braniff (born 1982) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a full-forward for the Down senior team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pól Ó Brannuibh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
1982 Portaferry, County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Nickname | Douill | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1999–2019 | Portaferry | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Down titles | 6 | ||
| Ulster titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2000–2013 | Down | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 1 (Under-21) | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 (Christy Ring) | ||
| NHL | 1 (Division 2) | ||
Braniff made his first appearance for the team during the 2000 championship and has remained as a regular member of the team since then.[1] Although he has won a Ulster medals at under-21 level, Braniff has enjoyed little success with the Down senior team. Braniff scored 3–9 in the National Hurling League Division 2 Final in 2004 where Down beat Westmeath 5–15 to 3–07. Braniff led Down to their first Christy Ring Cup in 2013 in a 3–16 to 2–17 over Kerry with a Gareth 'Magic' Johnson goal in injury-time goal won it for the Ardsmen.
At club level Braniff is a five-time county championship medalist with Portaferry.
References
- "Hurling: Down up to Yankie invasion". The Free Library. 3 June 2000. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
Career statistics
Club
| Team | Year | Ulster | All-Ireland | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Portaferry | 2000-01 | 1 | 0-05 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-05 |
| 2001-02 | 1 | 2-04 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 2-04 | |
| 2002-03 | 1 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-01 | |
| 2012-13 | 2 | 0-18 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-18 | |
| 2014-15 | 2 | 0-12 | 1 | 0-09 | 3 | 0-21 | |
| Total | 7 | 2-40 | 1 | 0-09 | 8 | 2-49 | |
Honours
- Portaferry
- Down Senior Hurling Championship (6): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2014
- Down Minor Hurling Championship (3): 1997 1998 1999
- Ulster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2014
- Down
- Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2003 (c)
- National Hurling League Division 2 (1): 2004
- Christy Ring Cup (1): 2013 (c)
- Awards
- Christy Ring Cup All-Stars (3): 2010 2011 2012
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