Big games from big players key for Thurles

I left home at 11am yesterday morning, in heavy rain, heading for Cork and the thought hit me — what were the Munster Council thinking when they fixed this game for a place that is neither here nor there for either Thurles Sars or for De La Salle?

I want people to understand that I’m not criticising Páirc Uí Chaoimh — actually the pitch was in great shape despite all the rain. But if neither team yesterday would agree to toss for home advantage, and I’m told this was the case, then the Munster Council should have chosen a suitable venue that was much more central to both sets of supporters.

I’m sure a lot of people from other clubs in both Tipperary and Waterford would also like to have gone to this game but I know many decided it was too far away, settled for watching it on television instead.