SCANS HAVE REVEALED that Cork’s Alan O’Connor did not tear his cruciate in last Saturday’s All-Ireland qualifier defeat to Kildare.
The news will be a relief to O’Connor who collapsed in pain holding his left knee after catching a kickout in the first-half in Semple Stadium.
The42 has learned that scan results have revealed that O’Connor’s cruciate is still intact but he has still suffered a serious knee injury with a meniscal tear and a small fracture in his tibia.
The St Colum’s club man will still require surgery to correct the meniscal tear.
Advertisement
The loss of O’Connor was a major setback to Cork’s hopes on Saturday and their 2015 campaign ended as they suffered an eight-point defeat.
O’Connor’s return from retirement to the Cork panel in April was a major boost to the Rebels and he gave a man-of-the-match display in the drawn Munster final against Kerry.
Relief for Cork's Alan O'Connor as he avoids cruciate injury but still needs knee surgery
SCANS HAVE REVEALED that Cork’s Alan O’Connor did not tear his cruciate in last Saturday’s All-Ireland qualifier defeat to Kildare.
The news will be a relief to O’Connor who collapsed in pain holding his left knee after catching a kickout in the first-half in Semple Stadium.
The42 has learned that scan results have revealed that O’Connor’s cruciate is still intact but he has still suffered a serious knee injury with a meniscal tear and a small fracture in his tibia.
The St Colum’s club man will still require surgery to correct the meniscal tear.
The loss of O’Connor was a major setback to Cork’s hopes on Saturday and their 2015 campaign ended as they suffered an eight-point defeat.
O’Connor’s return from retirement to the Cork panel in April was a major boost to the Rebels and he gave a man-of-the-match display in the drawn Munster final against Kerry.
Johnny Doyle: Kildare banish criticism in style, Cork crash out and brilliant Pete McGrath
There’s a Semple camogie double-header next Saturday but we only know 3 of the 4 teams involved
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Alan O'Connor GAA Injury Cork Under the knife