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John Joe Ronayne

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John Joe Ronayne
Personal information
Irish name Seán Seosamh Ó Rónáin
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born (1975-03-16) 16 March 1975 (age 50)
Dungarvan,
County Waterford, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nickname JJ
Club(s)
Years Club
Dungarvan
Club titles
Waterford titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
University College Cork
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1994-
Waterford
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

John Joe Ronayne (born 25 March 1974) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played for Dungarvan and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team.

Career

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Ronayne played hurling at all grades during his time in secondary school at Dungarvan CBS, winning several Munster Colleges titles.[1] At club level, he first played with Dungarvan at juvenile and underage levels, winning consecutive Waterford MFC medals, before progressing to adult level.

At inter-county level, Ronayne first played for Waterford at minor level. He was part of the Waterford team beaten by Galway in the 1992 All-Ireland minor final.[2] Ronayne progressed to the under-21 team and claimed a Munster U21HC title in 1994.[3] He later spent a number of seasons with the senior team.[4]

Honours

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Dungarvan
  • Waterford Minor Football Championship: 1991, 1992
Waterford

References

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  1. ^ "All-Ireland hurling glory within grasp of Waterford". Munster Express. 4 September 1992. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Under 20 hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Another impressive win for Decies hurlers". Munster Express. 7 November 1997. Retrieved 29 June 2025.