O'Rourke a major doubt for league

Shane O'Rourke is highly unlikely to take part in Meath's forthcoming NFL campaign as he continues to struggle to regain his fitness from long-term injury. The Simonstown Gaels player revealed in today's Daily Mirror that it will be well into the new year before he can hope to resume his inter-county career. O'Rourke is engaged in intensive rehabilitation adding that he was "still confined to doing rehab work in the gym." The 6' 5" player last turned out for the Royal County in the summer 2011 and his return would have been a major boost to new manager Mick O'Dowd.