Praying for Premier breakthrough

It’s the tenth final Tipperary have contested and when you haven’t won any, there’s a sort of reluctance to think you’ll break the run.

THE U21 football grade has consistently proved to be a graveyard for the ambitions of Tipperary teams. A Munster crown has yet to wend its way towards the Premier County despite their fervent efforts to win in nine finals.

Tonight in Austin Stack Park they face into their tenth decider, Kerry providing the opposition, trying to realise a cherished dream after coming up short in the last three finals. Last year’s decider in Semple Stadium was the most traumatic reversal, when Cork’s injury-time goal saw them pipped by a point.