Magic Mullane’s leg belter

WATERFORD scoring ace John Mullane, whose late goal denied Limerick at the death in Sunday’s riveting Munster SHC semi-final, yesterday revealed one of the secrets of his enduring success — he beats himself up.

No, not figuratively — quite literally, and the evidence was there for all to see in the second half of Sunday’s high-tempo game, with his reddened calves and hamstrings visible in the picture above.

“I have a routine now in the dressing room where I hit myself across the backs of the legs with the hurl before I go out, to get the blood flowing,” he explained yesterday, taking a well-earned day off to recover from his exertions of the day before, courtesy of an understanding employer, PHS Washrooms. “That’s all it is!”