Kieran Shannon: With a new nut to crack, Cluxton emulates perfectionist Ring 

Gaelic football's new rule present Stephen Cluxton with a fresh challenge. 

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED: When Stephen Cluxton lined out for Leinster in the interprovincial series, it seemed like he was doing it a favour to Jim Gavin. It was more like a reconnaissance mission on the new rules. Pic: Stephen Marken/Sportsfile

And so by signing up for yet another season his longevity now matches that of even the GAA’s god of gods.

A couple of months after the 2018 All-Ireland football final which culminated in Stephen Cluxton lifting Sam Maguire for a fourth consecutive year, I gave a Ted Talk at the GAA youth conference in Croke Park on how similar the mindset of the Dublin footballers and particularly their captain was to Christy Ring’s.