Canavan: provincial titles must be kept alive

TYRONE’S All-Ireland winning captain Peter Canavan has warned against the dismantling of the provincial championships.

The former Player of the Year is adamant that the success of teams that come through the Qualifier system, including his native county, should not devalue the competitions in Ulster, Munster, Connacht and Leinster.

Said Canavan: “For many the very notion of not winning your provincial title and then being there on the third Sunday in September to raise the big one does not add up.