Paul Braniff (hurler)

Paul Braniff
Personal information
Irish name Pól Ó Brannuibh
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born 1982
Portaferry, County Down, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
1999–present Portaferry
Club titles
Down titles 6
Ulster titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2000–2013 Down
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 1 (Under-21)
All-Irelands 1 (Christy Ring)
NHL 1 (Division 2)
All Stars 3 (Christy Ring)

Paul Braniff (born 1982) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a full-forward for the Down senior team.

Braniff made his first appearance for the team during the 2000 championship and has remained as a regular member of the team since then.[1] Although he has won a Ulster medals at under-21 level, Braniff has enjoyed little success with the Down senior team.Braniff scored 3–9 in the National Hurling League Division 2 Final in 2004 where Down beat Westmeath 5–15 to 3–07. Braniff led Down to their first Christy Ring Cup in 2013 in a 3–16 to 2–17 over Kerry with a Gareth 'Magic' Johnson goal in injury-time goal won it for the ardsmem.

At club level Braniff is a five-time county championship medalist with Portaferry.

He is well known as Down best player for many years, and many people think he was and maybe still is the best player in Ulster. He captained Portaferry and County Down in 2010.

References

  1. ↑ "Hurling: Down up to Yankie invasion". The Free Library. 3 June 2000. Retrieved 2 April 2012.

Honours

Portaferry
Down
Awards
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