Enda McEvoy: Snookers now required to beat Limerick 

On the eve of the championship we looked for teams who might undo Limerick. Two rounds in we’re already looking for divine intervention

Hammer blow? Cian Lynch of Limerick awaits medical attention during the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 2 match between Limerick and Waterford at TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Kilkenny 1973. The original of this particular species.

They won the Leinster final in scintillating style against Wexford, after which the dominoes began to fall. They wound up taking the field at a sodden Croke Park in September minus the services of four of the XV from the provincial decider, among them Kieran Purcell and Eddie Keher. And then they weren’t All-Ireland champions any more.