Shane Rigney

{{short description|Irish hurler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=April 2026}}
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| sport = Hurling
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| name = Shane Rigney
| irish = Seán Ó Roigne
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| county = Offaly
| province = Leinster
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| club = [[St Rynagh's GAA|St Rynagh's]]
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| counties = [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]]
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| birth_date = 2005
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'''Shane Rigney''' (born 2005) is an Irish [[Hurling|hurler]]. At club level he plays with [[Carrig & Riverstown GAA|Carrig & Riverstown]] and at inter-county level with the [[Offaly senior hurling team]].

==Career==

Rigney first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the [[St Rynagh's GAA|St Rynagh's]] club, before progressing to adult level.{{cite web|url=https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/gaa/1857170/rejuvenated-belmont-leave-stuttering-st-rynagh-s-staring-group-exit-in-the-face.html|title=Rejuvenated Belmont leave stuttering St Rynagh's staring group exit in the face|publisher=Offaly Live|date=25 July 2025|access-date=13 February 2026|first=|last=}} He attended Banagher College and played in all grades of hurling during his time there. Rigney won a Leinster PPS SBHC title in 2024, having been red carded in the 2–27 to 4–15 extra-time win over Heywood Community School in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/gaa/1415048/banagher-college-win-leinster-title-after-extra-time-thriller.html|title=Banagher College win Leinster title after extra time thriller|publisher=Offaly Live|date=5 February 2024|access-date=13 February 2024|first=|last=}} His performances for the school resulted in his inclusion on the combined Offaly Schools team which won the [[Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship|Leinster PPS SAHC]] in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/gaa/1028572/terrific-second-half-performance-earns-historic-first-title-for-offaly-schools.html|title=Terrific second half performance earns historic first title for Offaly Schools|publisher=Offaly Express|date=4 February 2023|access-date=13 February 2024|first=John|last=O'Callaghan}}

Rigney first appeared on the inter-county as a member of the [[Offaly GAA|Offaly minor hurling team]]. His last game in the grade was a defeat by [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]] in the [[2022 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#All-Ireland final|2022 All-Ireland minor final]].{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/redemption-as-powerful-premier-get-hands-on-cup-419377.html|title=Redemption as powerful Premier get hands on cup|date=4 September 2016|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=6 September 2016}} Rigney immediately progressed to the [[All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship|under-20 team]], however, Offaly lost the [[2023 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship Final|2023 All-Ireland under-20 final]] to [[Cork GAA|Cork]].{{cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-41154928.html|title=Cork v Offaly: All-Ireland U20 hurling glory for Rebels|date=4 June 2023|publisher=Echo Live|access-date=5 June 2023|first=|last=}} He was again included on the team the following year and collected a winners' medal after beating Tipperary by 2-20 to 2-14 in the [[2024 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship Final|All-Ireland final]].{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41407700.html|title=Screeney and Bourke lead Offaly to famous All-Ireland U20 title|date=1 June 2024|publisher=Irish Examiner|access-date=1 June 2024|first=|last=}}

Rigney made his [[Offaly senior hurling team|senior team]] debut in a [[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|Leinster SHC]] game against [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]] in April 2026.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41829899.html|title=Late Burke point earns Dublin draw in pulsating clash with four-goal Offaly|date=18 April 2026|publisher=Irish Examiner|access-date=19 April 2026|first=|last=}}

==Honours==

;Banagher College
*Leinster PPS Senior B Hurling Championship: 2024

;Offaly Schools
*[[Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship|Leinster PPS Senior A Hurling Championship]]: 2023

;Offaly
*[[All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship]]: [[2024 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship|2024]]
*[[Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship]]: [[2023 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship#Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship|2023]], [[2024 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship#Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship|2024]]
*[[Leinster Minor Hurling Championship]]: [[2022 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#Leinster Minor Hurling Championship|2022]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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