Conor Glass has eased concerns over his hamstring injury, saying he trained fully over the last week in preparation for Saturday’s Ulster’s SFC semi-final against Monaghan in Omagh, 5pm.
The All Star midfielder suffered a hamstring strain during Derry’s Division Two league final defeat to Dublin in Croke Park at the start of the month, and while he subsequently started their Ulster quarter-final win over Fermanagh, Glass went off after 40 minutes of that one-sided affair.
However, speaking on Tuesday afternoon at the launch of the 2023 FRS Recruitment World Games, which will take place in Derry from July 24th-27th, Glass provided a positive update in advance of Saturday’s Monaghan showdown.
“Yeah, all good. It was more precautionary than anything,” he said of going off during the Fermanagh game. “It’s been a long year, two years, for me. Any chance I can take to get a break I’ll try to take it.
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“Thankfully it’s all good, I’ve had a full week’s training under my belt now.”
It is the first time the Glen clubman, who returned to intercounty action with Derry just one week after playing in the All-Ireland club final at the start of the year, has picked up a hamstring issue during his playing career.
“It’s a long season ahead too, so I’ll try to manage it as best I can,” he added. “I’ve never had any muscle injuries before, touch wood. Hopefully this is the last one.
“That’s probably a testament to all the strength and conditioning people I’ve dealt with throughout the years. It’s just the season I’ve had really, I haven’t had a break to recharge the batteries.”
