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Adrian Fenlon (born 1973) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Rapparees Starlights and at inter-county level was a member of the Wexford senior hurling team.

Career

Fenlon first played hurling to a high standard as a student at Enniscorty CBS. He lined out in all grades during his time there and won a Leinster Colleges JBHC title in 1987, following a defeat of Callan CBS in the final. Fenlon was also part of the team beaten by 3-06 to 3-02 by Presentation College, Athenry in the subsequent All-Ireland final.

At club level, Fenlon first played for the Rapparees Starlights club as a dual player in the juvenile and underage grades before progressing to adult level. He had his first senior success in 2022 when the club beat Duffry Rovers in a replay to take the Wexford SFC title. Fenlon added a second SFC medal to his collection in 2004 after a defeat of Sarsfields in the final.

Fenlon first appeared on the inter-county scene with Wexford as a member of the minor team in 1991. He later spent an unsuccessful tenure with the under-21 team. Fenlon was still eligible for the under-21 grade when he made his senior team debut in 1993 and quickly became a regular member of the starting fifteen. He won a Leinster SHC medal in 1996, before playing at midfield when Wexford beat Limerick in the 1996 All-Ireland final. Fenlon ended the season with an All-Star award.

A second Leinster SHC medal followed for Fenlon in 1997, when Wexford retained the title after a defeat of Kilkenny. He claimed a third Leinster winner's medal after a defeat of Offaly in 2004. Fenlon also earned selevtion for the Leinster team and won a Railway Cup medal in 1998. He confirmed his retirement from inter-county hurling in March 2006.

Honours

Enniscorthy CBS

• Leinster Colleges Junior B Hurling Championship: 1987

Rapparees Starlights

• Wexford Senior Football Championship: 2002, 2004

Wexford

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1996
• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 1996, 1997, 2004

Leinster

• Railway Cup: 1998

References

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2. "Enniscorthy's close call". Irish Independent. 21 November 1987. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
3. "Athenry's All-Ireland glory". Connacht Tribune. 18 December 1987. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
4. "Duffry lose out as Starlights put an end to the heartache in replay Starlights shine after 19 years in shadows". Irish Independent. 25 October 2002. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
5. "Starlights don't need to shine bright to see-off sad Sarsfields". Irish Independent. 18 October 2004. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
6. "First half goals set up Offaly". Irish Press. 27 May 1991. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
7. "Feno, our midfield maestro". Wexford People. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
8. "A player-by-player guide to Wexford's All-Ireland 25 years on: 'We laughed as much as we hurled'". Irish Examiner. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
9. "It was the same old story for Fenlon & Co". Irish Examiner. 15 November 2001. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
10. "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
11. "Wexford and Offaly stick with winning combinations". Irish Examiner. 30 June 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
12. "Leinster Railway Cup Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
13. "Fenlon confirms his inter-county retirement". Irish Examiner. 11 March 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

• All Stars Awards winners (hurling)
• 1973 births
• Living people
• Rapparees hurlers
• Wexford inter-county hurlers
• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners