Derek Lyng Gaelic games player
Derek Lyng (born 4 July 1978) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny senior team.Born in Urlingford, County Kilkenny, Lyng attended St. Kieran's College but failed to make the college hurling team. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he joined the Kilkenny under-21 team. He joined the senior team for the 2001 championship. Lyng went on to play a key part for Kilkenny for over almost a decade, and won six All-Ireland medals, eight Leinster medals and four National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.At international level Lyng has played for the composite rules shinty-hurling team. As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, he won two Railway Cup medals. At club level Lyng was a one-time championship medallist in the junior grade with Emeralds.Throughout his career Lyng made 39 championship appearances. His announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 1 December 2010.In retirement from playing Lyng became involved in team management and coaching. He was a selector with the successful Leinster inter-provincial team in 2012. In September 2013 Lyng was appointed as a selector to the Kilkenny senior team.