Rory played with St Patrick's Athletic's U19 side in 2014/15 and in October 2014 he was brought in to the senior squad by manager Liam Buckley and given his league debut. He came off the bench against Athlone Town on 17 October in the 72nd minute of a 2-0 defeat to the Midlanders at Richmond Park. This was Rory's only league appearance in 2014 and he was not involved with the first team in 2015.

Rory continued to play for the Saints U19 team for the 2015 and 2016 seasons and his return to first team action came in February 2016. Rory was included in the senior squad for the LSC clash with Bray Wanderers and went on to rack up 13 league appearances that year. Rory made in total 42 appearances for the Saints before moving on at the end of the 2017 season.

In January 2018, Rory signed for newly promoted Waterford FC. Rory then re-signed with the club in December 2018.

In January 2021, Rory swapped St Pats to sign with Bohs for the 2021 campaign.