Corbett urges Sars to take final step

THURLES, the largest town in north Tipperary with a population of just under 8,000; birthplace of the GAA and home of Thurles Sarsfields, holders of 29 Tipperary senior county titles and leaders on the roll of honour.

And yet, for all that impressive history, Sars have won just one county title in the past 34 years, in 2005. For a town so rich in hurling heritage, origin of such luminaries as Jimmy Doyle, Tommy Doyle, Rattler Byrne, Tony Wall, John Maher, that’s a poor recent return.

Tomorrow in Semple Stadium they get an opportunity to get things back on track. However they are up against the mighty Toomevara, their nearest challengers on the honour roll with 20 titles, 10 picked up since 1992.