Tipp boss wields axe as four dropped from squad

TIPPERARY senior hurling manager Declan Ryan has dropped four members of last year’s All-Irelandwinning squad. Defenders Conor O’Brien and Hugh Maloney have been let go, along with forward pair Paddy Fanning and Timmy Hammersley.

The quartet were informed after Saturday night’s League defeat to Dublin at Croke Park.

Three-time All-Ireland SHC medallist Ryan has decided to shake up his panel in preparation for Tipp’s League outing against Waterford on March 5, when the All-Ireland champions bid to collect their first points of the campaign.