Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Niall Mac Mánais | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Centre-forward | ||
Born | 1988 Cushendall, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
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Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2005-present | Ruairí Óg | ||
Club titles | |||
Antrim titles | 3 | ||
Ulster titles | 2 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2007-present | Antrim | 19 (7-101) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Ulster titles | 5 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 00:49, 18 June 2013. |
Neil McManus (born 1988) is a Northern Irish hurler who plays as a centre-forward for the Antrim senior team.
Born in Cushendall, County Antrim, McManus first played competitive hurling during his school days at St MacNissi's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Antrim minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 2007 championship. McManus has been a key member of the team since then, and has won five Ulster medals and one Walsh Cup medal.
McManus has represented the Ulster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions. At club level he is a two-time Ulster medallist with Ruairí Óg. He has also won three championship medals.
McManus plays his club hurling with the Cushendall Ruairí Óg club and has enjoyed much success. After a promising under-age career he made his senior debut as a seventeen-year-old in 2005. That year he won his first senior county championship.
Cushendall made it two-in-a-row in 2006 with McManus later collecting an Ulster club title.
After surrendering their county and provincial titles in 2007, Cushendall returned in 2008 with McMaus winning a third county title following another win over Loughgiel Shamrocks. He later secured a second Ulster club title following a win over Ballygalget.