Early Tribe surge decisive

Galway manager Mattie Murphy certainly knows a thing or two about minor hurling and reckons the Tribesmen’s true worth will be revealed in next month’s fascinating All-Ireland semi-final encounter with Tipperary.

On Saturday in Tullamore Galway were far too classy for Wexford, who failed to recover following their Leinster decider defeat by Dublin. Murphy has steered Galway to six All-Ireland titles and insisted a blistering opening eight minutes, in which the victors registered 2-4, compared to 0-1, was significant.

“I suppose we got the start that you would dream about,” he said.