Deane returns for Rebels' championship assault
April 24, 2014
Kildare's Darroch Mulhall in action against Ruairi Deane of Cork. INPHO
The Bantry Blues clubman was recently given the all-clear to resume playing football - barely a month after a cruciate ligament injury looked to have ended his season.
The midfielder, who captained the Rebels to All-Ireland junior glory last year and figured in the first three rounds of this year's Allianz League against Westmeath, Kildare and Dublin, suffered a torn cruciate ligament during a county training session in early March. But much to his amazement and absolute delight, the injury healed itself and he has been duly recalled to the county fold.
Four players who featured in the league campaign - John McLoughlin, Kevin O'Driscoll, Micheal Ó Laoire and Alan Cronin Jr - have been omitted from the squad, while wing back Kevin Crowley is the only U21 player to make the cut. However, eight other U21s have been named in the development squad.
Cork will open their Munster SFC campaign with a semi-final against either Tipperary or Limerick on June 16.
Cork (SFC panel): Ken O'Halloran (Bishopstown), David Hanrahan (Douglas), Michael Shields (St. Finbarr's, captain), Jamie O'Sullivan (Bishopstown), Noel Galvin (Ballincollig), Eoin Cadogan (Douglas), Kevin Crowley (Millstreet), James Loughrey (Mallow), Tom Clancy (Clonakilty), Tomás Clancy (Fermoy), Damien Cahalane (Castlehaven), Sean Dineen (Castlehaven), Aidan Walsh (Kanturk), Fintan Goold (Macroom), Andrew O'Sullivan (Castletownbere), Ruairi Deane (Bantry Blues), Barry O'Driscoll (Nemo Rangers), Colm O'Driscoll (Tadhg MacCárthaigh), Mark Collins (Castlehaven), Paul Kerrigan (Nemo Rangers), John O'Rourke (Carbery Rangers), Patrick Kelly (Ballincollig), Daniel Goulding (Éire Óg), Donncha O'Connor (Ballydesmond), Colm O'Neill (Ballyclough), Brian Hurley (Castlehaven), John Hayes (Carbery Rangers), Donal Óg Hodnett (O'Donovan Rossa).
Developmental players: Conor Dorman (Bishopstown), Sean White (Clonakilty), Brian O'Driscoll (Tadhg MacCárthaigh), Ian Maguire (St. Finbarr's), Cathal Vaughan (Iveleary), Mark Sugrue (Bandon), Alan Cadogan (Douglas), Dan MacEoin (Ilen Rovers). Tweet
