Tipp building up a head of steam

A LET-DOWN for the 6,279 supporters in Thurles yesterday for this top-of-the-bill televised NHL round two clash: a disappointing match — but no fault of the home side as Tipperary added impetus to a growing belief that this could be their year.

An 11-point defeat of last year’s All-Ireland finalists is an impressive enough result, and were it not for keeper Dave Bulfin making one outstanding stop after another, Limerick could have suffered a real pasting.

At the break it was 1-10 to 0-6 for Tipp and it could have been 5-10, with Bulfin called on four times to make point-blank saves as the flying Tipp forwards shredded the Limerick defence.