KnickName: Hayso, Hawes, Shefflin.

Year Born: 1981

Height: 6 ft 4

Weight : 14st

Occupation: Toolmaker

Honours: County Champs at all underage grades.

• 1 Senior Championship
• 1 Under 21
• 1 Clare Cup
• 1 Junior B Championship
• Div 3 hurling and football double with Clonmoney NS
• 1 Munster colleges B with Caimins
• 1 Munster colleges C with Caimins
• 1 Clare Soccer Cup with the Rats.
• 1 All Ireland Feile U 14.
• 1 All Ireland Junior Inter Firm with Molex

Favourite Ground: Clonmoney School Field (great memories)

Least Favourite Ground: Clareabbey

Favourite Position: Centre Forward

Least Favourite Position: Full Back (leave that to Pat)

Greatest Hurling Achievement: Playing in Croke Park in All Ireland colleges final in 1999

Worst Sporting Moment: Losing to Clarecastle in minor final after leading by 7 points at ht.

Most memorable Sporting moment outside GAA: Pakie Bonner's save in 1990

How many times have you been sent off in your career? Never

Sporting Event you'd pay most to see: Man U vs Real Madrid in Champs league final

Sporting heroes: Roy Keane and John O'Connell.

Pet Hates: Narrow minded people and begrudgers

Worst fella you know to train: Cyril Farrell.

Toughest Opponent: Brian Glynn (only man who can catch a ball over my head)

Favourite Food: Steak

Favourite Film: The Commitments

Favourite TV Program: The Underdogs of course!!!!!

Favourite Music: Crocky's version of the Galway shawl

Influence on career: Parents, All underage coaches and Pat Hayes.

Hobbies/Pastimes: Soccer, Golf, Poker and socialising.

Advice for young players: Listen to your coaches and do a bit of extra training on your own.

Tip for next years All Ireland Hurling championship 2006: Cork for the 3 in a row.

If you could buy one hurler on the xfer market to play for Clare, who would it be? Ger (Redser) O'Grady

Favourite holiday destination: The Glen of Aherlow

Ambitions yet to be fulfilled in life: See the world, win a few more senior championships with the Bridge and marry a supermodel.

Which four sportspeople would you like to invite to dinner and Why?

Has to be the BB4... The dinner would turn into a 3 day bender.

Anna Kournikova. I hear she does a great version of Spancill Hill.

Venus and Serena Williams... They could act as bodyguards.

Any 1 of the Brazilian beach volleyball team.... (you work out why)

Sporting Motto: Always fear the UnderDog.

Person you would take to dinner excluding your missus: Kate Moss....she would be up for the "crack"

Has your social life suffered since you became an Underdog? Quiet till mid December then its sessions all over the country.