{"id":10203,"date":"2022-04-04T19:09:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T19:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=10203"},"modified":"2022-04-04T19:09:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T19:09:32","slug":"watch-rory-ocarroll-flattens-opponent-in-auckland-gaa-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=10203","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Rory O&#8217;Carroll flattens opponent in Auckland GAA match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DON\u2019T TURN YOUR back on a powerful footballer who has three All-Irelands and two All-Stars to his name.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a harsh lesson but one that was learned by a St Patrick\u2019s Emerald City player in a match against former Dublin full-back Rory O\u2019Carroll in Auckland over the weekend.<\/p>\n<div   >\n<div >Advertisement<\/div>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1365092406213-1'>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>O\u2019Carroll recently joined Marist Rangers GAA Club having decided to work and travel in New Zealand, and opt out of the Dubs\u2019 All-Ireland title defence attempt, at the start of this year.<\/p>\n<p>A man who is more accustomed to dealing with the physical challenges posed by Aidan O\u2019Shea and Kieran Donaghy, he made his presence felt in this Auckland GAA tie, a 3-10 to 2-12 victory for the Rangers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>He may have been in the unfamiliar role of midfield but when you have the experience and athleticism of O\u2019Carroll, the number on your back doesn\u2019t matter a whole lot.<\/p>\n<p>Click Here: <a href='' title=''><\/a><\/p>\n<div   >\n<div >\n        SEE SPORT<br \/>DIFFERENTLY<\/p>\n<p>\n            Get closer to the stories that matter with exclusive analysis, insight and debate in The42 Membership.\n        <\/p>\n<p>            Become a Member<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Kilmacud Crokes clubman also lined out for John McBrides GAA club in Chicago over the summer months after a spell of travel in Latin America.<\/p>\n<p>Crokes are, of course, also having to make do without O\u2019Carroll\u2019s services this season and would no doubt like to have the 26-year-old available for their Dublin SFC quarter-final clash against St Jude\u2019s tonight.<\/p>\n<p>The42 is on Snapchat! Tap the button below on your phone to add!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DON\u2019T TURN YOUR back on a powerful footballer who has three All-Irelands and two All-Stars to his name. It\u2019s a harsh lesson but one that was learned by a St Patrick\u2019s Emerald City player in a match against former Dublin full-back Rory O\u2019Carroll in Auckland over the weekend. Advertisement O\u2019Carroll recently joined Marist Rangers GAA&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10203\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}