DAITH\u00cd BURKE HAS been appointed as the Galway senior hurling captain for 2022.<\/p>\n
The five-time All-Star and 2017 All-Ireland champion succeeds Padraic Mannion in the role, with Joseph Cooney named vice-captain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The news was announced in a Galway GAA statement, which reads: \u201cWe are delighted to announce that Daith\u00ed Burke, Turloughmore GAA, will captain the Galway senior hurling team for 2022 with Joseph Cooney, Sarsfields GAA, named as vice-captain.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWishing Daith\u00ed, Joseph, the senior hurling panel, Henry Shefflin and management a successful year.\u201d<\/p>\n
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We are delighted to announce that Daith\u00ed Burke @turloughmorehc will captain the Galway Senior Hurling team for 2022 with Joseph Cooney @SarsfieldsGAA named as Vice-Captain.
Wishing Daith\u00ed, Joseph, the Senior Hurling panel, Henry Shefflin & mgmt a successful year. pic.twitter.com\/76KvhemONa<\/p>\n— Galway GAA (@Galway_GAA) February 3, 2022<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Turloughmore defender Burke has been a mainstay for the county since making his debut eight years ago, and the 29-year-old dual star previously captained his club to the 2020 county final.<\/p>\n
Shefflin\u2019s Tribe open their 2022 National Hurling League campaign against Offaly at Pearse Stadium on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Their Walsh Cup campaign saw them beat Michael Fennelly\u2019s Faithful county and Antrim, and lose heavily to Dublin.<\/p>\n
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