Rory Stapleton
Rory Stapleton is a Gaelic footballer from County Laois.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left Corner Back | ||
| Born | Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
? -? | Annanough | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
?- ? | Laois | ||
He usually plays at left corner back for Laois and in 2003 was part of the Laois team that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship title for the first time since 1997.[3]
In 2006, Stapleton was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster U21 Football Championship.[4] In 2011, he left his local team Annanough to join Dublin outfit St Vincents.
His first senior championship appearance for Laois came as substitute in 2008 and he started his first senior championship game against Louth at Parnell Park in the June 2009 quarter-final.[1]
References
- "Laois give starts to two debutants". RTÉ Sport. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- "In Brief: Rooney new Laois football captain". Independent. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- Cahill, Jackie (13 October 2003). "GAA: HI HOLD SILVER FOR ROGERS; Dublin 1-09 Laois 2-10 Proud moment for skipper as Micko's young stars shoot Dublin's double dream to pieces". Mirror. Retrieved 13 October 2003.
- "Laois defender to miss rest of the season". Examiner. 2 March 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2007.
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