Corbett: ‘She asked about the hurley we had’

HURLER of the Year Lar Corbett said that Queen Elizabeth had displayed a keen interest in the sport when she met a group of players at Croke Park yesterday.

Corbett and his Thurles Sarsfields clubmate Pádraic Maher received an invitation from the Gaelic Players Association a fortnight ago to meet the Queen and Corbett said that he was “delighted to be asked”.

Tipperary star Corbett explained: “Myself and Pádraic were delighted to be asked. It was great to get the opportunity — it could have been anyone but we got a phonecall from the GPA.