Kearns gives Quane little chance of facing Kerry

JOHN QUANE is unlikely to be in the starting 15 when the Limerick selectors sit down tomorrow night to pick their team for Sunday’s Munster SFC final against Kerry.

“We won’t start him unless he is fully fit,” team coach Liam Kearns said, “and right now he is not fully fit. He’ll be a huge loss to us if he fails to line out, as we’ll need all our big name players for this one.”

Quane damaged his ankle five weeks ago but recovered sufficiently to play against Clare in the semi-final. He came through that game okay but then aggravated the injury in a challenge game.