Ambrose Rogers is a
Gaelic footballer for
Down. He was captain in 2010 when Down played in the
2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. Ambrose did not play in this match because he had a cruciate ligament injury. This injury occurred in the quarter-final victory over
Kerry
Kerry or Kerri may refer to:
* Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name)
Places
* Kerry, Queensland, Australia
* County Kerry, Ireland
** Kerry Airport, an international airport in Count ...
. He became captain again in 2012. The door was kept open for him and he even tried a
cryotherapy
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bath, going all the way to Tyrone for it, before they opened one in
Newry
Newry (; ) is a City status in Ireland, city in Northern Ireland, divided by the Newry River, Clanrye river in counties County Armagh, Armagh and County Down, Down, from Belfast and from Dublin. It had a population of 26,967 in 2011.
Newry ...
for him. His efforts fell short.
An Ulster All-Star in 2010, he was paired with
Dick Clerkin in midfield.
Award for Dick Clerkin
/ref> He was part of the Match for Michaela
Match for Michaela was a Gaelic football match played under floodlights at Casement Park in Belfast on Saturday 3 November 2012. The match was held in memory of Michaela McAreavey.
Background
All-Ireland Senior Champions Donegal played a team ...
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References
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Down inter-county Gaelic footballers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people