Bridging the gap: The crux for hurling’s second tier teams

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Bridging the gap: The crux for hurling’s second tier teams
Mon, 06 May, 2013 - 01:00
Orla Bannon

Howard took his young Kerry team up to Newry on Saturday for a first round tie in the Christy Ring Cup, winning a tight game in a competition they won in 2011.

Whether they win it again this year or not, Howard wonders about the merits of hurling’s current structures.

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