Utility man Maher targets missing league medal

To the outsider, a major motivation for Tipperary in this Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League final must surely be the fact that it’s in Kilkenny — beat the Cats in their own house?

What a boost that would be as they head into the Munster championship!

For Brendan Maher, however, that’s a mere sideshow. A league title, that’s what Tipperary are after, and everything else is secondary. “Hands down, yes. I don’t have a League medal, it’s the only medal I’ve failed to win so far (part of an all-conquering underage squad, Brendan has All-Ireland minor, U-21 and senior, along with Railway Cup, Waterford Crystal etc. etc).