Strong bench and fresh legs crucial, says Maher

Padraic Maher kept his cool yesterday, even when Limerick were stretching for the finishing line.

The big Tipperary defender could even pick out the time he took stock.

“I looked up and there were six points in it but there were 16, 17 minutes left which was plenty of time. We kept tagging on points and we didn’t go for goals too early. We used our experience near the finish to tag on a few scores and come out on top. We knew we had a fantastic bench and in the hot weather we knew we’d need them. We’re just delighted to get the win, there’s such competition for places.