Premier making the right moves

What a close call for champions Tipperary in this first-round Munster senior hurling championship clash in baking heat in Thurles yesterday.

But what a heroic performance by a precocious Limerick side also.

With only 15 minutes remaining the youngsters in green were seven points ahead (1-16 to 1-9), their hosts having been held to just a point in the second-half, and a shock of major proportions looked on the cards.