Padraic Maher urges young guns to grab Tipperary shirt

Tipperary captain Padraic Maher says there’s plenty of young talent coming through in the county but they must take their chances in the league if they want to experience championship glory first hand.

The 28-year-old Thurles Sarsfields centre-back returns to Tipp duty for this weekend’s Allianz HL Division 1 clash with Clare at Semple Stadium in Thurles.

The reigning All-Ireland champions have been ruthless at the start of 2017 and they backed up their 1-24 to 1-8 opening round hammering of Dublin, with a comfortable six-point win over Waterford last time out.