Fearless Moore ready to put it all on the line

Fergal Moore has to rely on what others have told him about the manner of Galway’s exit from the National League at Kilkenny’s hands last month, having departed the fray on a stretcher after an accidental clash of heads with Walter Walsh.

The shuddering collision looked dreadful and Moore spent the next two nights in hospital for observation.

It was a rare occurrence, and the man who made history last year as the first Galway captain to be presented with the Bob O’Keeffe Cup insists that there are many more dangerous sports than hurling.