Kilkenny county hurling team leader Eoin Cody and manager Brian Cody share similar surnames, are they related?

His usual position in the field is that of a center forward.

Eoin plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Ballyhale Shamrocks and Kilkenny senior hurling team at an inter-country level.

In his young career, he has already won two Leinster Senior Hurling Championships (2020 and 2021) and the 2019 Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship. Moreover, he has won several titles at the club and college levels.

Eoin’s aim is All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Is Eoin Cody Related To Brian Cody?

No, Irish hurler, Eoin Cody is not blood-related to the hurling manager and former player Brian Cody.

The confusion is there due to them sharing the same surname. However, the only thing that relates the two is the sport of ancient Gaelic Irish origin.

Brian manages the Kilkenny county hurling team, which Eoin leads. Recently, their team lost 3-17, 1-24 to the Galway county hurling team on 1 May 2022 at Pearse Stadium, Galway.

Eoin is a nephew of the opponent’s manager Henry Shefflin. Moreover, the two managers share a master-apprentice relationship, Brian being the mentor.

Following the match, the two had an icy pleasantry which got quite a reaction on social media. Some even compared their handshake to that between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy.

The loss has Kilkenny in the third position in the 2022 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.

Who Are Eoin Cody’s Parents?

Eoin Cody’s parents must be supporting him after Sunday’s loss against Galway in the ongoing Leinster SHC.

He likes to keep his privacy seriously, not giving away anything about his father and mother, even their names. His Instagram posts are usually about his games and colleagues. Further, Niamh Ward’s IG posts feature him quite frequently.

However, in 2021, The Sun reported that the 21-year-old hurler surprised his family when he won the Young Hurler of The Year for the first time in February.

Eoin watched the 2020 PwC All-Star ceremony, a virtual event, with his relatives, who didn’t know that he had won the title. He was sitting, watching with his tracksuit on, and when Marty Morrissey announced him as the winner, no one could believe it but were overjoyed.

He planned something similar after winning his second consecutive Young Hurler of The Year title, but Eoin’s parents caught him this time.