Rivals have earned their success

Limerick and Wexford aren’t obvious candidates for hurling cross-pollination. They don’t share a border like Clare and Galway, or Cork and Waterford. There isn’t a lengthy back catalogue of fiery clashes.
Pat Herbert is the exception that proves the rule. Having given his native Limerick over a decade as a hardy defender, Herbert took charge of Oulart-The Ballagh in Wexford and managed them to county championship glory in the south-east. Who better to offer some perspective on the recent success of both counties?