Rabbitte hails Portumna’s quality

Castlegar were the pioneers, the first team from Galway to win an All-Ireland senior club hurling title, 34 years ago.

Sarsfields were the first real force, All-Ireland winners in 1993 and 1994 and the first side to complete a Galway three in a row (Kiltormer had won in 1992).

Then came Athenry, three-time All-Ireland champions in five years and now Portumna, who on Monday contest their fifth final since 2006, and have also picked up a trio of All-Ireland crowns. Just how good are Portumna, though, and where do they stand in the echelon within Galway?