Stephen Hiney is a Hurling

Hurling

Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...

 player for Dublin

Dublin GAA

Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...

 and Ballyboden St. Enda's

Ballyboden St. Enda's

Ballyboden St. Enda's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Knocklyon, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is named after Saint Enda of Aran. The Club serves the Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Rathfarnham, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse areas.Their homeground is Pairc Uí Mhurchú, located on the Firhouse...

. Stephen is the current (2008) captain of the Dublin Senior Hurling team. Hiney won his first Dublin Senior Hurling Championship medal with his club Ballyboden St Endas in October 2007 his second in 2008, his third (with a sore leg) in 2009 and his fourth in 2010.http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?id=9072&mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&viewstory=yes The 2007 Dublin championship win qualified Ballyboden to play in their first ever Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual Hurling tournament played between the winners of the senior club hurling championships of the counties in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are Ballyhale Shamrocks from Kilkenny. The first Leinster senior club hurling...

 game against Oulart-The Ballagh of Wexford

Wexford GAA

The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Wexford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wexford. The county board is also responsible for the Wexford inter-county teams.-History:Hurling has been played in...

. Boden won the game by 1-17 to 0-15. Ballyboden lost in the 2007 Leinster Final against Birr of Offaly

Offaly GAA

The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly...

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He won a Senior Football Championship medal with Ballyboden in 2009 together with Hurling Championship and League medals. He is captain of the Dublin Senior Hurling Team and travelled to Argentina with the GAA All-Stars in December 2009.
Stephen was back to his powerful self in 2010 having missed a lot of games in 2009 with a sore leg. In a League game for Dublin against Wexford in March 2011, he damaged his cruciate

Cruciate

Cruciate, and similar words, can mean:-*The cruciate ligaments in the knee.*For a magic spell in the Harry Potter scenario, see crucio....

and will now miss the remainder of the season for both County and Club.