Blow for Tipperary as Fox and Quinlivan ruled out

Tipperary’s senior footballers will be without influential pair Brian Fox and Michael Quinlivan for next Sunday’s Munster SFC quarter-final against Kerry in Killarney.

Fox, who can operate at wing-back or wing-forward, is ruled out after undergoing surgery on a hand injury. And it has been confirmed that promising young forward Quinlivan, currently nursing a knee injury, will not be involved either at Fitzgerald Stadium as he intends to travel to America for a large chunk of the summer.

Tipp manager Peter Creedon had earmarked versatile Éire Óg Annacarty clubman Fox for a starting position and Quinlivan featured heavily during this year’s Allianz NFL Division 4 campaign.