Liam Blanchfield

On 30 June 2019, Blanchfield was an unused substitute when Kilkenny suffered a 1-23 to 0-23 defeat by Wexford in the Leinster final. On 18 August 2019, he was again listed amongst the substitutes when Kilkenny faced Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. Blanchfield remained on the bench for the 3-25 to 0-20 defeat.

On 28 October 2018, Blanchfield lined out at centre-forward when Bennettsbridge faced Ballyhale Shamrocks in the Kilkenny Senior Championship final. He scored a point from play but ended on the losing side following a 2-20 to 2-17 defeat.

On 8 April 2018, Blanchfield was named on the substitutes' bench when Kilkenny faced Tipperary in the National League final. He was introduced as a substitute for Alan Murphy and collected a winners' medal following the 2-23 to 2-17 victory. Blanchfield was again selected on the substitutes' bench when Kilkenny faced Galway in the Leinster final on 1 July 2018. He came on as a substitute for Martin Keoghan in the 0-18 apiece draw. He again made an appearance as a substitute in the replay a week later, however, Kilkenny suffered a 1-28 to 3-15 defeat.

On 5 July 2017, Blanchfield won a Leinster Championship medal after scoring a point from full-forward in 0-30 to 1-15 defeat of Wexford in the final. On 9 September 2017, he was again at full-forward for Kilkenny's 0-17 to 0-11 defeat by Limerick in the All-Ireland final.

Blanchfield was drafted onto the Kilkenny senior team during the 2016 National League. He made his first appearance for the team on 3 April 2016 when he lined out at right corner-forward in a 6-20 to 0-14 defeat of Offaly. Blanchfield made his Leinster Championship debut on 11 June 2016 when he came on as a 51st-minute substitute for Eoin Larkin in a 1-25 to 0-16 defeat of Dublin. On 3 July 2016, he was an unused substitute when Kilkenny defeated Galway by 1-26 to 0-22 to win the Leinster Championship. Blanchfield was back on the starting fifteen when he was selected at left corner-forward for the All-Ireland final against Tipperary on 4 September 2016. He was held scoreless throughout and ended the game on the losing side following a 2-29 to 2-20 defeat.

On 28 February 2015, Blanchfield won a Leinster Championship medal when St. Kieran's College defeated St. Peter's College by 1-14 to 1-06 in the final. He was selected at right wing-forward by spent much of the game at centre-forward when St. Kieran's College faced Thurles CBS in the All-Ireland final. Blanchfield scored a point from play and collected a second successive All-Ireland medal following the 1-15 to 1-12 victory.

On 18 October 2015, Blanchfield lined out in the forwards when Bennettsbridge drew 0-20 to 3-11 with St. Patrick's Ballyragget in the Kilkenny Intermediate Championship final. He was again included on the starting fifteen for the replay on 24 October 2015 and collected a winners' medal after a 1-16 to 1-14 victory. Blanchfield won a Leinster Championship medal on 21 November 2015 after scoring two points from right corner-forward in a 1-14 to 0-13 defeat of Kiltale in the final. On 7 February 2016, he was again selected at right corner-forward for the All-Ireland final against Abbeyknockmoy. He ended the game with a winners' medal following the 1-17 to 1-14 victory.

Blanchfield progressed onto the Kilkenny under-21 team during the 2015 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 2 June 2015 when he lined out at left wing-forward in Kilkenny's 4-12 to 2-16 defeat of Dublin in the quarter-final. On 8 July 2015, Blanchfield was again at left wing-forward when Kilkenny suffered a 4-17 to 1-09 defeat by Wexford in the Leinster final.

Blanchfield first came to prominence as a hurler with St. Kieran's College in Kilkenny. Having played in every grade as a hurler, he was eventually called up the college's senior team. On 9 March 2014, Blanchfield scored a point when St. Kieran's College suffered a 2-13 to 0-13 defeat by Kilkenny CBS in the Leinster final. On 5 April 2014, he was switched to centre-forward for the All-Ireland final against Kilkenny CBS and collected a winners' medal following the 2-16 to 0-13 victory.

On 9 November 2014, Cleere won a Kilkenny Junior Championship medal after scoring 1-01 from right corner-forward in a 1-17 to 1-07 defeat of Mooncoin in the final. He retained his position at right corner-forward for the Leinster final on 6 December 2014 and ended the game with a winners' medal after the 1-20 to 0-03 defeat of Shamrocks. Bennettsbridge subsequently qualified for an All-Ireland final meeting with Fullen Gaels on 15 February 2015. Blanchfield collected a winners' medal after scoring 1-01 from play in the 2-17 to 2-14 victory.

On 6 July 2014, Blanchfield won a second successive Leinster Championship medal after scoring 2-03 from full-forward in Kilkenny's 2-19 to 2-10 defeat of Dublin in the final. On 7 September 2014, he was again at full-forward when Kilkenny faced Limerick in the All-Ireland final. Blanchfield ended the game with a winners' medal after scoring two points in the 2-17 to 0-19 victory.

Bennettsbridge qualified for a second successive Kilkenny Junior Championship final on 20 October 2013, with Blanchfield lining out at right wing-forward. He scored a point from play in the 2-16 to 1-18 defeat by Lisdowney.

Blanchfield first played for Kilkenny as a member of the minor team during the 2013 Leinster Championship. On 7 July 2013, he won a Leinster Championship medal after scoring two points from right wing-forward in Kilkenny's 1-18 to 0-08 defeat of Laois in the final.

On 4 November 2012, Blanchfield was just 15-years-old when he lined out at right corner-forward when Bennettsbridge qualified for the Kilkenny Junior Championship final. He scored a point from play but ended on the losing side following a 3-12 to 0-10 defeat by Thomastown.

Liam Blanchfield (born 18 November 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Bennettsbridge and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left wing-forward.