Burke: 'I was out of work for four months because of the cruciate injury'

Fintan Burke looks set to follow his cousin David Burke into the Galway senior team and the strength and resilience he will bring has been illustrated by his remarkable recovery from a cruciate injury on St Patrick’s Day to help inspire St Thomas’ to their third county title in four years on Sunday.

The powerfully built 22-year old looked set to make his senior breakthrough with Galway during the summer until he suffered the knee injury in the All-Ireland club final loss to Ballyhale Shamrocks.