Shane O'Rourke

Shane O'Rourke (born 3 May 1988) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Simonstown Gaels club and for the Meath county team. He is the son of Meath footballing legend Colm O'Rourke and a cousin of current Meath goalkeeper Paddy O'Rourke.

Shane O'Rourke
Personal information
Irish name Shane Ó Rúairc
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre Forward
Born (1988-05-03) 3 May 1988
Navan, Ireland
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Occupation P.E. Teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
2005-2019
Simonstown Gaels
Club titles
Meath titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2007- 2015
Meath
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1

Shane was linked to a move to the Brisbane Lions, Queensland to play in the Australian Football League championship but he is not believed to be interested in the move. Shane has won a Hogan Cup medal and also captained his side to the all-Ireland colleges final in 2006 however they lost the final to Abbey C.B.S. He is currently teaching physical education at St. Patrick's Classical School which his father Colm O'Rourke is principle of.[1]

Honours

References

  1. . "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)[]


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