Kyle Coney
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Kyle Coney is an Irish
Gaelic football
er from Northern Ireland
. He won an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
medal with Tyrone
in 2008, also winning Ulster Minor Championship
s with the county in 2007 and 2008. Coney plays his club football for Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa
and won the Tyrone Minor Championship with the club in 2008.
In July 2008 he signed a two-year rookie contract with Australian rules
team Sydney Swans
. He did not leave for Australia
until the completion of the All-Ireland Minor Championship and the Tyrone Minor and Senior Championships. He began a two-year rookie contract the Swans in November 2008. Coney returned home as planned in December for Christmas and to play for Ardboe Minors in the Ulster Minor Club Championship
, were they were beaten by Ballinderry at the quarter-final stage. Coney was due to return to Australia in January 2009, but decided to remain in Ireland and chose Gaelic football over Australian Rules.
Kyle has also know be added to the tyrone team at senior level and at present plays in the number 18.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
er from Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. He won an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for under-18 competitors of the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland...
medal with Tyrone
Tyrone GAA
The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tyrone. The county board is also responsible for the Tyrone inter-county teams....
in 2008, also winning Ulster Minor Championship
Ulster Minor Football Championship
The Ulster Minor Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council. The trophy for the winning side is The Liam Murray Cup. The competition began in 1930, with...
s with the county in 2007 and 2008. Coney plays his club football for Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa
Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa GAC
Ard Bó Uí Dhonnabhain Rossa Cuman Lúthchleas Gael are a club based in east County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, close to the shores of Lough Neagh. It and Moortown St. Malachy's both draw players from the same parish, Ardboe...
and won the Tyrone Minor Championship with the club in 2008.
In July 2008 he signed a two-year rookie contract with Australian rules
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
team Sydney Swans
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
. He did not leave for Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
until the completion of the All-Ireland Minor Championship and the Tyrone Minor and Senior Championships. He began a two-year rookie contract the Swans in November 2008. Coney returned home as planned in December for Christmas and to play for Ardboe Minors in the Ulster Minor Club Championship
Ulster Minor Club Football Championship
The Ulster Minor Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of minor football clubs in Ulster. There are nine county championships between the nine counties of Ulster. The nine winners go on to play each other in the Ulster Club Championship in a...
, were they were beaten by Ballinderry at the quarter-final stage. Coney was due to return to Australia in January 2009, but decided to remain in Ireland and chose Gaelic football over Australian Rules.
Kyle has also know be added to the tyrone team at senior level and at present plays in the number 18.