Shane O'Rourke
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Shane Ó Rúairc | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre Forward | ||
| Born |
3 May 1988 Navan, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | P.E. teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2005-2019 | Simonstown Gaels | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Meath titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2007-2015 | Meath | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
Shane O'Rourke (born 3 May 1988) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Simonstown Gaels club and for the Meath county team. He is the son of Meath footballer Colm O'Rourke and a cousin of former Meath goalkeeper Paddy O'Rourke.
Shane O'Rourke was linked to a move to the Brisbane Lions, Queensland to play in the Australian Football League championship but he was not believed to be interested in the move.
O'Rourke has won a Hogan Cup medal and also captained his side to the All-Ireland Colleges final in 2006; however, they lost the final to Abbey C.B.S. As of 2015, he was teaching physical education at St Patrick's Classical School, of which his father Colm is principal.