Scans have yet to be completed to fully assess the nature of the injury but there is concerns that the Tubber club man could be set for a spell on the sidelines.
The 30-year-old has been a long-serving member of the Clare setup and and if ruled out, it would rob manager Brian Lohan of another experienced option.
O’Connor won an All-Ireland senior medal with Clare in 2013 and an honour at U21 level in 2012. He also captained Clare for the 2017 and 2018 Munster senior hurling finals.
Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella join Gavan Casey to discuss their roles in the rugby media, the concept of ‘bias’, punditry preferences, the art of co-commentary, new-age online analysts and much more
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Close
Comments
This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic.
Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy
here
before taking part.
Fears of cruciate damage for Clare All-Ireland winning defender
CLARE’S ALL-IRELAND winning defender Patrick O’Connor could miss the rest of the season with fears he has torn his cruciate ligament.
The Clare Echo has reported the news of the knee injury with O’Connor after suffering it a challenge game last night against Limerick.
Scans have yet to be completed to fully assess the nature of the injury but there is concerns that the Tubber club man could be set for a spell on the sidelines.
The 30-year-old has been a long-serving member of the Clare setup and and if ruled out, it would rob manager Brian Lohan of another experienced option.
O’Connor won an All-Ireland senior medal with Clare in 2013 and an honour at U21 level in 2012. He also captained Clare for the 2017 and 2018 Munster senior hurling finals.
The42 Rugby Weekly / SoundCloud
Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella join Gavan Casey to discuss their roles in the rugby media, the concept of ‘bias’, punditry preferences, the art of co-commentary, new-age online analysts and much more
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Clare Cruciate Hurling Patrick O'Connor