Stephen McDonnell

On 2 September, McDonnell started the All-Ireland final against Tipperary on the bench but was introduced as a 24th-minute substitute in the 3-14 to 2-11 defeat.

Stephen McDonnell (born 28 January 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays as a corner-back for Premier Senior Championship club Glen Rovers.

It was the club's first championship title since 1989.

On 20 November 2005, he was at midfield when Glen Rovers defeated Carrigaline by 0-15 to 1-08 in the Premier County Minor Championship final.

After a successful underage career, McDonnell made his senior club championship debut with Glen Rovers as a 17-year-old in 2006 and has since established himself as one of the mainstays of the team.

On 11 November 2006, McDonnell was again at midfield for a second successive Premier County Minor Championship final.

Bishopstown were the opponents, however,0-12 from Patrick Horgan secured an 0-18 to 2-09 victory.

McDonnell subsequently progressed onto the Glen Rovers under-21 team.

McDonnell began his inter-county career as captain of the Cork minor team in 2007.

McDonnell first played for Cork at minor level during the 2007 Championship, a year which also saw him captain the team.

He made his first appearance on 2 May when he played at left wing-back in Cork's 3-15 to 0-09 defeat of Waterford.

On 8 July, McDonnell was at midfield for Cork's 0-18 to 1-11 Munster Championship final defeat by Tipperary.

After being substituted in that game, he was dropped from the starting fifteen for the subsequent All-Ireland Championship and replaced as captain by Ryan Clifford.

On 8 November 2008, he was at left wing-back when Glen Rovers drew with Duhallow in the Cork Premier Under-21 Championship final.

The replay took place on 16 November, with Glen Rovers winning by 4-15 to 2-18.

On 10 October 2010, McDonnell lined out at full-back in Glen Rovers' first Cork Senior Championship final in 19 years, however, Sarsfields won the game by 1-17 to 0-18.

On 2 June 2010, McDonnell made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 team in a 1-16 to 1-03 defeat of Waterford in the Munster Championship.

He made 70 appearances for the Cork senior hurling team between 2011 and 2020, serving as captain for two seasons.

After a stint with the under-21 team, he joined the Cork senior team for the 2011 season and made his last appearance as a substitute during the 2020 qualifiers.

McDonnell was drafted onto the Cork senior panel by team manager Denis Walsh in advance of the 2011 season.

He made his first appearance for the team on 13 February 2011 when he lined out at right corner-back in a 1-20 to 1-15 defeat of Offaly in the first round of the National League.

McDonnell made six league appearances and was retained when Walsh named his panel for the 2011 Munster Championship.

He made his championship debut at right corner-back on 29 May 2011 in a 3-22 to 0-23 defeat by Tipperary.

On 3 March 2012, McDonnell lined out at full-back for the Cork Institute of Technology when they faced University College Cork in the Fitzgibbon Cup final.

CIT suffered a 2-15 to 2-14 defeat after extra-time.

McDonnell joined the Glen Rovers club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels.

The 2012 National League saw McDonnell play a regular role on Cork's starting fifteen.

On 6 May 2012, he was selected at full-back for Cork's 3-21 to 0-16 defeat by Kilkenny in the league final.

McDonnell missed the subsequent Munster Championship defeat by Tipperary, however, he returned to the starting fifteen for the latter stages of the All-Ireland Championship where he again lined out at full-back.

In the interim, McDonnell started in the 2013 All-Ireland final draw and replay defeat by Clare and won two Munster Championship titles, the second as captain of the team in 2017.

On 14 July 2013, McDonnell lined out in his first Munster final, a game which saw Cork suffer a 0-24 to 0-15 defeat by Limerick.

On 12 October 2014, McDonnell was again at full-back when Glen Rovers faced Sarsfields in the Cork Senior Championship final.

After helping to set up the Glen's opening score, the team suffered a heavy 2-18 to 0-08 defeat.

He was a member of the Glen Rovers team that won County Championship titles in 2015 and 2016.

McDonnell was at right corner-back for much of the Glen's 2015 championship campaign.

He was also named in that position for the final against reigning champions Sarsfields, with the Glen winning by 2-17 to 1-13.

For the third year in-a-row, Glen Rovers qualified for the championship final on 9 October 2016.

McDonnell was at full-back in the 0-19 to 2-10 defeat of Erin's Own.

On 20 October 2019, McDonnell played in his fifth final when Glen Rovers faced Imokilly.

Lining out at right corner-forward, he ended the game on the losing side following a 2-17 to 1-16 defeat.