Shane Bennett (hurler)

Shane Bennett is an Irish hurler, born in December 1996 in Ballysaggart, County Waterford, who plays as a centre-forward for the Waterford senior team. He first played competitive hurling at Blackwater Community School and reached the inter-county scene at fifteen with the Waterford minor team, later joining the under-21 side. He played wing back in 2013 when Waterford won the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship for the first time since 1948, and he was part of the team that won the All-Ireland Under-21 title in 2016. He made his senior debut during the 2015 league, and with his club Ballysaggart he won the Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship in 2013. His brothers Kieran and Stephen also play with Waterford.