Back door becomes box office blockbuster
It was limited to the beaten provincial finalists and in Munster, Tipperary took advantage, managed to reach that year’s All-Ireland final where they again lost to Clare.
Since then the system has been expanded, every loser in both Munster and Leinster now getting a second chance. Without question however, the biggest game yet in the 17 years of the back door is this Saturday’s meeting of reigning All-Ireland champions Kilkenny and Tipperary, the champions of 2010.
