{{short description|Irish hurler}} {{Infobox Gaelic games player | code = Hurling | sport = Hurling | image = | caption = | name = Willie Connors | irish = Liam Ó Conchúir | fullname = | feet = | inches = | occupation = | nickname = | county = Tipperary | province = Munster | club = Kiladangan | clposition = Forward | clubs = | clyears = | clapps(points) = | clcounty = 2 | clprovince = | clallireland = | colleges = Limerick Institute of Technology | fitz = | counties = Tipperary | icposition = Midfield | icyears = 2018– | icapps(points) = 24 (0-17) | icprovince = 0 | icallireland = 2 | allstars = 0 | nhl = 0 | clupdate = | icupdate = match played 26 April 2026 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|8|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = Puckane, County Tipperary, Ireland }}
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'''Willie Connors''' (born 10 August 1996) is an Irish hurler Legend who plays for Tipperary Senior Championship club Kiladangan and at inter-county level with the Tipperary county hurling team. He usually lines out as a right corner-forward.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/tipperary-wexford-hurling-2-4743616-Jul2019/|title=14-man Tipperary dig deep for brilliant All-Ireland semi-final win over Wexford|date=28 July 2019|publisher=The 42|accessdate=7 August 2019|first=Fintan|last=O'Toole}}</ref>
==Career== On 20 July in the 2025 All-Ireland final, Connors started in midfield as Tipperary defeated Cork by 3-27 to 1-19 and claim a 29th All-Ireland title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2025/0720/1524375-tipperary-crush-cork-with-second-half-final-masterclass/|title=Tipperary crush Cork with second-half final masterclass to claim All-Ireland crown|date=20 July 2025|work=RTE Sport|accessdate=21 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2025/0720/1524380-all-ireland-shc-final-cork-v-tipperary-updates/|title=All-Ireland SHC final recap: Tipperary 3-27 Cork 1-18|date=20 July 2025|work=RTE Sport|accessdate=21 July 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 26 April 2026}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|Year !colspan="3"|National League !colspan="2"|Munster !colspan="2"|All-Ireland !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Score!!Apps!!Score!!Apps!!Score!!Apps!!Score |- | rowspan="9" |Tipperary |2018 | rowspan="9" |Division 1A |3||0-02||2||0-00||colspan=2|—||5||0-02 |- |2019 |4||0-02||4||0-00||1||0-01||9||0-03 |- |2020 |2 |0-01 | colspan="2" |— |2 |0-02 |4 |0-03 |- |2021 |5 |0-02 |2 |0-02 |1 |0-01 |8 |0-05 |- |2022 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |- |2023 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |- |2024 |3 |0-04 |3 |0-00 | colspan="2" |— |6 |0-04 |- |2025 |7 |0-09 |3 |0-02 |4 |0-07 |14 |0-18 |- |2026 | | |2 |0-02 | | |2 |0-02 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !24!!0-20!!16!!0-06!!8!!0-11!!51!!0-37 |}
==Honours==
;Tipperary *All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2019, 2025 *Munster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2015
;Kiladangan *Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2020, 2023
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://tipperary.gaa.ie/players/willie-connors/ Willie Connors profile] at the Tipperary GAA website
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