2019 All-Star who can score and defend - Mayo count the cost of Durcan injury

ACL INJURIES ARE a raw deal by their very nature, but to be struck down by the knee injury in the closing seconds of a game seems particularly cruel.

Questions about Mayo’s potential to be All-Ireland contenders this year have already been raised, and Durcan’s absence from both their defensive and attacking strategies does little to ease those doubts. Advertisement One such example was Mayo’s 2018 famous Newbridge or Nowhere battle against Kildare in the 2018 All-Ireland qualifiers. Kildare won after a campaign to have the game played on home sod, but Durcan managed four points from corner back that evening. This thumping effort after making a run down the wing was part of his tally.Can Mayo see it out? Follow the conclusion now📻 Listen @RTERadio1 https://t.co/fTWa53IHoq pic.twitter.

Durcan, whose twin brother James also played for Mayo, served in the All-Ireland final battles against Dublin in 2016 and 2017. He scored three points across the draw and replay deciders of ’16, starting both games in the seven jersey. He was named as a late starter to replace Diarmuid O’Connor the following year and operated at wing back again that day.

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