Tipp to shade it against Galway

ATTEMPTING to call the Erin All-Ireland U-21 hurling semi-final between Tipperary and Galway in Ennis is really just a game of bluff.

Tipperary overcame Clare before enduring two tremendous tussles with Cork in the provincial decider, which was eventually separated in extra time.

It was the Tipp defence that most impressed, the half-back line especially in control, big Setanta frustrated by the marking of John Devane who will play today despite a knee scare.