Toal comes out of retirement to play Mullins in CoAction feature
Given this is likely Toal’s last official outing in Cork, it will draw massive interest. He leads the national roll of honour as the only man to win 10 All-Ireland senior championships. Persistent injury forced him to retire before the 2010 championship. He has only played a single official fixture since, a benefit at Knappagh against Martin Coppinger in May. He won his first All-Ireland senior final in 1988, just a year after winning the U18 title. He quickly established himself as one of the greatest bowlers and unquestionably the greatest Ulster bowler.
Sidney Shannon rolled back the years at Derrinasafa where he easily beat Trevor Deane in the last shot of the Teddy Kelly Cup final. He won the first two tips, but Deane shaded the third by a metre. They both got brilliant fourth shots to the bridge, with Deane still just fore. Deane followed up with two good bowls to make peeping sight at Ross to increase his lead. Shannon rallied with two super bowls past Cotter’s cross where he led again by 25m.
