Former Galway captain David Collins has become an international triathlete in a bid to revive his inter-county career. The 2005 Young Hurler of the Year is planning to make a comeback next year, having been sidelined for the past two years with badly torn ankle ligaments. Collins sustained the injury which playing for Connacht in the M Donnelly Inter-provincial hurling final at Croke Park. The nature of the ankle injury meant rehab had to be confined to certain exercises. He told the Irish Examiner: "I used to do a lot on the bike, a few trips out to Gort and Craughwell and then maybe once a week during the long trip around the Corrib. It all helped with the recovery." The Liam Mellowes clubman has already completed a few triathlons in Ireland and also in Florida where he finished third in the amateur section and 25th among the professionals in a race that involved a 750m swim, 20km cycle and 5km run. Next month, he will depart for Nepal with fellow hurlers Damien Joyce and Brian Howley, as well as former referee John Molloy and ex-Kiltormer All-Ireland club winner Damien Curley where they will raise money for charity by staging a Poc Fada in the Himalayas. Tweet

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