Moran eyes December return after breaking leg

MAYO star Andy Moran saw his 2011 International Rules dream end painfully at the weekend when he broke his leg at Ireland training in Dublin.

The All-Star contender broke the fibula in his lower left leg at squad training in Parnell Park on Saturday but the injury is not as bad as he first feared and he hopes to be back in full training in mid-December.

“I’m lucky, to be honest,” said Moran. “When the leg went from under me I thought my cruciate (knee ligament) was gone. I’m gone for three to four months now but I thought (initially) that next season was over.