Walsh content as Munster jewel is safe

Munster chairman Seán Walsh has welcomed the Hurling Development Committee’s (HDC) proposals to retain the province’s senior championship in its current guise.

Although no Munster team featured in this past season’s All-Ireland final, the first time since the 2000 Kilkenny-Offaly decider, next year’s competition is set to be the most open in recent times.

While the HDC are recommending a qualifier system for weaker counties in Leinster, they have advised the Munster championship remains as it is.