Bobby Hinks

Bobby Hinks
Personal information
Irish name	Riobeard Mac Aonais
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right wing-back
Born	1918 Carrickshock, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died	1995 Tramore, County Waterford, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Carrickshock
Club titles
Kilkenny titles	5
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1939-1941	Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	2
All-Irelands	1

Robert "Bobby" Hinks (1918-1995) was an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Kilkenny senior team.

Born in Carrickshock, County Kilkenny, Hinks first excelled at hurling whilst at school at Mount Sion CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team. He made his senior debut during the 1939 championship. Hinks went on to enjoy a brief career, winning one All-Ireland medal and two Leinster medals.^[1]

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team Hinks won nine Railway Cup medal as captain. At club level he was a five-time championship medallist with Carrickshock.

References

↑ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 1 December 2013.

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Kilkenny - 1939 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (12th title)

1 J. O’Connell 2 P. Grace 3 P. Larkin 4 P. Blanchfield 5 B. Hinks 6 B. Burke 7 P. Phelan 8 J. Walsh (c) 9 J. Kelly 10 J. Langton 11 T. Leahy 12 J. Gargan 13 J. Mulcahy 14 S. O'Brien 15 J. Phelan Sub used 17 B. Brannigan for J. Gargan Sub not used 16 B. Aylward 18 P. O'Donovan 19 J. Malone 20 P. Boyle 21 P. Shortall 22 D. Keane

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p84. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 1940 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

1 J. O’Connell 2 P. Grace 3 P. Larkin 4 P. Blanchfield 5 B. Hinks 6 B. Burke 7 P. Phelan 8 J. Walsh 9 J. Kelly 10 J. Langton (c) 11 T. Leahy 12 J. Gargan 13 J. Mulcahy 14 S. O'Brien 15 J. Phelan Subs not used B. Aylward J. O'Neill P. O'Donovan D. Teehan P. Boyle M. Tyrrell

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p84. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

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