Born in
Ballysaggart,
County Waterford, Bennett first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Blackwater Community School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Waterford minor team before later joining the under-21 side. Bennett played wing back in 2013 as Waterford won the All Ireland minor title for the first time since 1948. Three years later, he was part of the same team that captured the county's second All Ireland U-21 title, again beating Galway. He made his senior debut during the
2015 league. Bennett has since become a regular member of the starting fifteen. At club level, Bennett is a one-time
Munster medallist in the junior grade with
Ballysaggart. In addition to this, he has also won one
championship medal in the same grade. == Personal life ==