'There is history there' - Glen Rovers looking forward to Middleton challenge

Midway through the ‘Up for the match’ event organised by Newtownshandrum in advance of the All-Ireland hurling final, a host of former inter-county players decried the current state of the club scene.

Former Limerick hurlers Donal O’Grady and Stephen McDonagh bemoaned the lack of club activity from the end of April right through to August, while 2010 All-Ireland winning manager Liam Sheedy was critical of the decision not to resume the Tipperary club championship in the weeks after the county’s exit, on June 10, from the race for Liam MacCarthy.