Westmeath ace Luke Loughlin has confirmed that his season is over after suffering a hamstring tear and tendon rupture.

The Downs clubman sustained the injury during the second-half of his county’s Leinster SFC quarter-final win over neighbours Meath last Sunday week.

It was thought that Loughlin would only miss this Sunday’s provincial semi-final showdown with Kildare, but the Lake County star, who scored 0-6 in the win over the Royals, confirmed yesterday that the extent of his injury will require him to have season ending surgery.

"Today I got news that I more than likely won't play sport again this year, never mind with Westmeath," Loughlin wrote on Instagram.

"(I) have a grade 4C hamstring tear and tendon rupture and I’ll need surgery."

He added: "Injuries are definitely a part of sport but I suppose why I am posting this is firstly I'm grateful that my setback is in sport and not my personal life, I didn’t relapse and I still have my overall health thank god. I’ve also never been hurt before long term in sport so it was going to happen eventually.

"I suppose things were going so well and coming into form at the right time but I do believe everything happens for a reason.

"I know I’ll be able to look back in a few months and take the learnings from the experience. I’ll also be able to do things that I’ve put off the last while.

"When I started this Instagram and posting about five years (ago), it was about my recovery and coming back from rock bottom and addiction and dealing with adversity and this is a perfect opportunity to practice what I preach."

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