Shane Boland
{{Short description|Irish hurler}}
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| province = Connacht
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Shane Boland (born 1994) is an Irish hurler. At club level, he plays with Tooreen while at inter-county level he lines out with the Mayo senior hurling team.
Career
Boland plays his club hurling with the Tooreen club. After winning a Mayo JHC title with the club in 2013, he went on to win eight Mayo SHC medals between 2013 and 2024. Boland also won five Connacht Club IHC medals during this period, while he was also part of the Tooreen team beaten by Monaleen in the 2023 All-Ireland IHC club final.{{cite web|url=https://www.midwestradio.ie/index.php/sport/72168-tooreen-are-four-in-a-row-connacht-intermediate-hurling-champions|title=Tooreen are four in a row Connacht intermediate hurling champions|date=28 November 2023|publisher=Midwest Radio|accessdate=14 January 2024|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41048558.html|title=Limerick's Monaleen secure All-Ireland intermediate hurling crown|date=14 January 2023|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=14 January 2023|first=|last=}}
Boland made his Mayo senior hurling team debut in 2014. He had his first success two years later when Mayo won the Nicky Rackard Cup club after a 2-16 to 1-15 defeat of Armagh in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0604/793357-kenny-feeney-stars-as-mayo-claim-nicky-rackard-cup/|title=Kenny Feeney stars as Mayo claim Nicky Rackard Cup|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=4 June 2016|access-date=12 November 2024|first=|last=}} Boland claimed a National League Division 2B title two years later before adding a second Rackard Cup medal to his collection in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30833140.html|title=Mayo claim first Division 2B Hurling title|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=18 March 2018|access-date=12 November 2024|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40349999.html|title=Keith Higgins sets aside All-Ireland agony to captain Mayo hurlers to Nicky Rackard Cup|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=31 July 2021|access-date=31 July 2021|first=Paul|last=Keane}} After moving up a grade, he captained the team when they were beaten by Kildare in the 2022 Christy Ring Cup final.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/kildare-mayo-christy-ring-cup-report-5770325-May2022/|title=Kildare power past Mayo to be crowned Christy Ring Cup champions|publisher=The 42|date=21 May 2022|access-date=12 November 2024|first=|last=}} Boland won a National League Division 3A medal in 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/mayo-see-off-challenge-of-sligo-to-clinch-crown/a1792035188.html|title=Mayo see off challenge of Sligo to clinch crown|publisher=Irish Independent|date=31 March 2024|access-date=12 November 2024|first=|last=}}
Personal life
His brother, Fergal Boland, has also played for Mayo as a dual player.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41045348.html|title=Fergal Boland open to hurling call after surprise Mayo football exit |date=11 January 2023|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=14 January 2023|first=|last=}}
Honours
;Tooreen
- Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Mayo Senior Hurling Championship: 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Mayo Junior Hurling Championship: 2013
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