Shaping up for shadow boxing?

Though the Allianz Hurling League title race is still wide open, Diarmuid O’Flynn wonders how serious are the top counties about winning it?

Shaping up for shadow boxing?
Wed, 21 Apr, 2004 - 01:00

WHEN IS a competition not a competition? When even its leading participants aren’t interested in winning.

That appears to be the case with this year’s Allianz Hurling League. Six teams qualified for the top group in the second series. Serious questions can be asked of at least four of those about their real League ambitions.

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