Captains lead the charge for medals of honour

RIVAL captains Peter Barry and Eugene Cloonan share a similar goal or the AIB All-Ireland hurling final in Croke Park on St Patrick’s Day.

However, their backgrounds in hurling are sharply contrasting.

While Barry, one of the outstanding centre-backs of the modern era, has won All-Ireland medals with Kilkenny, he doesn't have a club medal. Cloonan, who has been on three winning Athenry teams, can only dream of what it is to be on a Liam McCarthy Cup-winning side.