Former Footballer of the Year Alan Brogan will miss the opening stages of the 2013 inter-county season in the hope that a groin injury clears up fully.

IN A manner with which all Munster GAA fans will be most familiar, Tipperary have lately forced their way into rugby’s consciousness in the province, to the extent that one of these days we can expect the clamour to begin for the jersey to be changed from the famous red to blue and gold.