Rory O'Connell

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Rory O'Connell
Personal information
Irish name Ruairí Ó Conaill
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born Athlone, Ireland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Club(s)
YearsClub
Athlone
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1994-2006
Westmeath 142 (0-25)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
NFL 2
All Stars 1

Rory O'Connell is a former Gaelic footballer from Athlone, County Westmeath. He was Westmeath's first Football All Stars winner in 2001. He was also part of the Westmeath team that won the county's first Leinster Senior Football Championship in 2004. He played his club football for Athlone.

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