Maher and Thurles Sars still eager for action

You know that warm feeling hurlers talk about when the clock changes at the end of March, when they get the extra hour in the evening, and the smell of freshly mown grass is everywhere?

Well, what of the opposite when a team is facing into a game on the first day after the clocks go back, and darkness is closing in? Not a problem says Thurles Sars talisman and captain Padraic Maher, as his side heads for Kilmallock this Sunday.

“It’s kind of a natural transition really, once you get to the Munster championship, you’re playing in wintry conditions, softer grounds,” he said. “Even if it’s not raining, the ground is after getting heavy. Anyway, isn’t it great to be still hurling at this time of year?”