Evans slams American ‘poachers’

TIPPERARY boss John Evans has slammed the “poaching” of some of his top stars by American clubs.

Evans had to plan without goalkeeper Matthew O’Donnell and attackers Peter Acheson and Conor Sweeney for Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC qualifier defeat against Laois in Portlaoise.

The trio are spending the summer in the United States, with Sweeney and Acheson playing for the Sean Treacys club in San Francisco, while O’Donnell is in Boston, playing with Galway and Wexford in football and hurling respectively.