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'My mother begged me to stop playing': Waterford star goes from being told she'd need a wheelchair to an All-Ireland quarter-final

Such is the state of Niamh Rockett’s left knee that she doesn’t really know if there will be another game after this one.

'My mother begged me to stop playing': Waterford star goes from being told she'd need a wheelchair to an All-Ireland quarter-final

Sat, 04 Aug, 2018 - 14:08

By Daragh Ó Conchúir

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