O’Rourke fills goalie gap but rules out Royal return

They may have dusted Graham Geraghty’s boots off last summer but Colm O’Rourke’s comeback won’t stretch any further than a one off club game.

The 54-year old Royal legend and respected TV pundit caused quite a stir when he returned to playing duty on Monday night in Meath.

He is involved as a selector with Simonstown Gaels’ junior C team who had only 13 players for a Division 3B league away fixture against St Ultan’s. Having made the journey it was decided to draft two selectors into action, O’Rourke, who played in goals, and Ollie Boland, who lined out at corner-forward.