New green wave refuses to yield

IT TOOK over four hours to settle, and while the standard of hurling yesterday may not have been up to the previous two games, this was another cracking contest at the Gaelic Grounds.

Limerick prevailed ultimately because they stayed the pace to the very death — scoring five points in the second period of extra time. In contrast, Tipperary, having led by a point, failed to score.

Tipperary had looked likely winners when Willie Ryan goaled in the first period of extra time to put three points between the sides. But switching Andrew O’Shaughnessy out on Hugh Maloney worked well for Limerick and their greater physical strength and fitness saw them home, as Tipperary failed for the third time from a seemingly a winning position.