O’Donoghue says Ruane focus is with Mayo

Mayo defender Eoin O’Donoghue is confident county colleague and close pal Matthew Ruane isn’t interested in a switch to Aussie Rules. Ruane, 23, lined out for Mayo in their All-Ireland semi-final loss to Dublin and more recently attended AFL trials at UCD.

A report on the AFL’s official website noted how Ruane impressed organisers by running a 20-metre sprint in under three seconds. But O’Donoghue, who is studying for the same masters degree as Ruane, reported that the Breaffy man is committed to playing for Mayo.