Ruairi O'Rahilly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Ruairí Ó Raithile | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born | Ballymacelligott, County Kerry | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Ballymacelligott | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1990's | Kerry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Ruairi O'Rahilly was a footballer from County Kerry. He played football with Ballymacelligott and Kerry. He played with Kerry at all levels during the 1990s and early 2000s.
Club
[edit]He played with his local Ballymacelligott club and the St Kieran's divisional side.
With St Kieran's he was a Runner-up in the 1996 Kerry Under-21 Football Championship and the 1998 Kerry Senior Football Championship.
Underage
[edit]He first linked up with Kerry at minor level in 1992. He lined out in the Munster final but was on the losing side to Cork after a replay.[1]
He was underage again in 1993. It was a short campaign however. Despite scoring four points two late Cork goals gave the Leesiders the win.[2]
He joined the Under 21 side in 1996. He started the side first four games,including the Munster final win over Clare, but lost his place for the All-Ireland final with Cavan. He appeared as sub in a 1–17 to 2–10 win to pick up an All-Ireland U21 medal.
Junior
[edit]He lined out with the Kerry Junior side in 1995. His only appearance being against Limerick. [3]
He made another appearance in 1996, this time against Waterford.[4]
He made his final apprentice at Junior level in 2001. Lining out in a surprise loss to Tipperary.[5] This would be his final appearance with Kerry at any level.
Senior
[edit]On the back of his displays at underage he joined the Kerry senior team during the 1996–97 National Football League. He made two appearances, including the semi-final win over Laois[6] He played no part in the final win over Cork. He remained part of the panel for the championship as Kerry won the All-Ireland.
He made two more appearances during the 1997–98 National Football League.[7] These would be his last at senior level.
References
[edit]- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1992 Minor".
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1993 Minor :: Munster Semi-Final :: Kerry Vs Cork".
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1995 Junior :: Munster Quarter-Final :: Kerry Vs Limerick".
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1996 Junior :: Munster Semi-Final :: Kerry Vs Waterford".
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 2001 Junior :: Munster Quarter-Final :: Kerry Vs Tipperary".
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1997 League".
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1998 League".
Sources
[edit]- http://munster.gaa.ie/winning-teams/u21f_teams/
- http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/player/144/Ruairi-Rahilly
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