Tipp final saga proves club players again second best

The reason behind the Tipperary football final replay moving from next Sunday to St Stephen’s Day? A number of the players involved are flying out on county team holidays this weekend.

Tipp final saga proves club players again second best

The likes of Noel McGrath will be among those heading away on a well-earned break on Saturday but the optics of the replay rescheduling don’t look good for a board which has already prioritised its inter-county team over club players and suffered the consequences of a lack of representation in Munster.

Regardless of the game being brought forward, that a replay was stipulated for Sunday’s drawn game took the biscuit. Asking grassroots players to virtually cancel Christmas is the latest blow to club players in Tipperary.

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