Cody eyes Champions League-style All-Ireland

Brian Cody has called for a Champions League-style All-Ireland senior hurling championship.

Cody eyes Champions League-style All-Ireland
Fri, 28 Dec, 2012 - 00:00
John Fogarty

Kilkenny’s 10-time All-Ireland winning manager believes the competition would be better served with games staged on a home and away basis.

Cody’s James Stephens clubmate Tommy Lanigan heads up the Hurling Development Committee, who are proposing that from 2014 the Munster and Leinster championships comprise five teams with each played two games at home and away.

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