Donal O’Rourke earned his intercounty chops in camogie and will be a very interested observer of today’s All-Ireland senior semi-finals at UPMC Nowlan Park.
DONAL O’ROURKE is relishing getting back on the pitch with the Cork hurlers in preparation for next season, after a debut campaign as coach under manager Pat Ryan that did not end with qualification from the Munster bearpit but offered evidence of significant progress and hope for the future.
He is not surprised by the progress made in Waterford that sees them between and hour and 70 minutes away from a first All-Ireland final appearance since 1945 under the stewardship of former All-Ireland U21 and minor hurling-winning supremo, Seán Power.“It was to try to guide them the right way. I knew it was gonna take four or five years to get them properly ready for senior.
“They were very quiet and raw when I took them on first but they got more confident and as they got more confident, their leadership skills started coming. “Cathal is an incredible manager. He’s really talented at what he does, himself and Robbie Lane, his S&C and right-hand man. What they’ve done for Galway camogie is phenomenal. I would say they changed camogie forever, the two of them. They changed the way camogie teams prepared. To have a full-time S&C coach was unheard of.
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