All-Ireland final week injury put Shane O’Donnell through emotional wringer

"I wouldn't say it held me back at all, but it was in the back of my mind thinking, each time I sprint for a ball it could be my last."

TERRIBLE WEEK: Shane O'Donnell of Clare during the parade before All-Ireland SHC final against Cork. Photo by John Sheridan/Sportsfile

Shane O’Donnell has revealed that he suffered a hamstring tear on Tuesday of last week which severely jeopardised his All-Ireland final involvement.

Although the training ground tear fell into the “mild” 1A category for hamstring injuries, O’Donnell put his chances of final involvement at only “50%” when receiving his scan results a day after sustaining the desperately timed setback.