Rhys Shelly

Rhys Shelly is an Irish hurler who plays club hurling for Moycarkey–Borris and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team.

Career On 11 March 2023, Shelly made his league debut for Tipperary in 4th round of the 2023 National Hurling League against Waterford as Tipperary won by 2–32 to 0–18.

On 21 May 2023, he made his Championship debut in the third round of the 2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship against Limerick in Semple Stadium. He scored a point in the first half of that game from a long-range free in a match that finished level.

On 20 July in the 2025 All-Ireland final, Shelly started in goals as Tipperary defeated Cork by 3-27 to 1-18 and claim a 29th All-Ireland title. In the second half of the match, Shelly scored a point from play and also saved a penalty from Conor Lehane. His point was the first ever point scored by a goalkeeper from open play in an All-Ireland final.

Career statistics

(Championship only) As of match played 26 April 2026

Honours

University of Limerick Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 2023

Tipperary All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2025

Individual The Sunday Game Team of the Year (1): 2025 All Star Award (1): 2025