| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pól Ó Ruairc | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born | 11 April 1972 Shannon, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Wolfe Tones na Sionna | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 2 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1992–1998 | Clare | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Paul O'Rourke (born 11 April 1972 [1] ) is an Irish retired hurler. At club level he played with Wolfe Tones na Sionna and at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team.
At club level, O'Rourke played at all levels with the Wolfe Tones na Sionna club. He was part of the club's under-14 team that beat Piltown to win the Féile na nGael competition in 1986. [2] He later won Clare MAHC and U21AHC titles before progressing to the club's senior team. [3]
O'Rourke won a Clare SHC medal in 1996 following a 1–11 to 0–08 win over Sixmilebridge in the final. [4] He later added a Munster Club SHC medal to his collection before a 0–14 to 1–08 defeat by Athenry in the 1997 All-Ireland club final. [5] [6] O'Rourke won a second Clare SHC medal as an unused substitute when Wolfe Tones beat Newmarket-on-Fergus by 2–11 to 0–13 in 2006. [7]
At inter-county level, O'Rourke first appeared for Clare as a member of the minor team. He won a Munster MHC medal before later losing to Offaly in the 1989 All-Ireland MHC final. [8] He later progressed to the under-21 team. [9] O'Rourke was also part of the Clare junior team, and won an All-Ireland JHC medal after a defeat of Kilkenny in the 1993 All-Ireland junior final. [10]
O'Rourke had already joined the senior team at this stage. He won an Oireachtas Cup title in 1996 before claiming a Munster SHC medal as a non-playing substitute in 1997. [11] [12] O'Rourke was again an unused substitute when he won an All-Ireland SHC medal after a defeat of Tipperary in the 1997 All-Ireland final. [13]