Loughmore may have slight edge

YOU’D have got long odds on either Tulla (Clare) or Loughmore-Castleiney (Tipperary) winning their respective county senior hurling titles this year; you would now be a very rich punter indeed had you taken a gamble on them meeting in the Munster senior club hurling final.

Nevertheless, in spite of all odds to the contrary, here they are, and here they both deserve to be.

They have come a long, hard road, but it could be argued that Loughmore-Castleiney have had the more difficult journey. The Tipperary championship is as tough as any in the country to win, and when Loughmore lost to Borrisoleigh in the Mid-Tipp final, they were forced to take the scenic route to the county final.