A Kildare man will be at the helm for Roscommon when they come to Leeside
Long after their involvement with Cork teams ended both remained keenly invested as supporters. Teddy would have got a kick from the resilient nature of Cork’s comeback win over Mayo last week, and Tompkins has been thinking of his old friend a lot, wondering if the games help or hinder the healing process.
“I never thought for one minute I’d be starting, the Roscommon full-back line at the time included Gerry Connellan, Harry Keegan and Pat Lindsay, they were like three bulldozers. It was a baptism of fire.” Ultimately Tompkins would go on to build his life and a hugely successful intercounty career on Leeside. Cork and Roscommon have only met on four occasions in the history of the championship – 1990, 2003, 2010 and 2019 – and Tompkins was involved in two of the four, in 1990 as Cork captain and 2003 as manager. He was top scorer in the 1990 All-Ireland semi-final, his five points helping the Rebels to a 0-17 to 0-10 victory over the Connacht champions.
Colin Corkery and Brendan Jer O’Sullivan were sent off late on in that 2003 All-Ireland SFC qualifier, which Roscommon won by a single point. At the final whistle, a Cork supporter hopped the barrier and made a beeline for Tompkins. “Since losing to Clare they are really after picking it up a good bit. I actually gave Cork a serious chance of beating Mayo last week because I just felt a lot of the Mayo players weren’t tested. The group will have gained serious confidence from the win, but in saying that Roscommon will be coming with a lot of disappointment and hurt from their performance against Kildare. They probably didn’t get to the levels they are capable of.
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