The latest Canavan to emerge from the Tyrone conveyor belt announced himself on the national stage over the weekend with an 0-8 haul in the All-Ireland under-20 semi-final victory over Kerry at Portlaoise.
In echoes of his father Peter’s formative days in the red and white jersey, Ruairi helped to put the Kingdom to the sword and set up an All-Ireland final date with Kildare on Saturday.
It will be Tyrone’s first final at the grade since 2015, when the competition was under-21, and they defeated Tipperary at Parnell Park.