Tipperary retain Skoda jerseys

Tipperary’s senior hurlers and footballers will wear jerseys with the Skoda logo in tonight’s and Sunday’s pre-season games despite uncertainty about the car manufacturers’ future as the county’s primary sponsors.

Speculation has increased that the Czech firm would be ending their agreement with the county board after four seasons. However, the hurlers will wear the existing jersey against Mary Immaculate College in Thurles’ Dr Morris Park at 7.30pm tonight as will the footballers against Cork in Sunday’s McGrath Cup quarter-final with Cork in Clonmel.

Skoda replaced Enfer in April 2011 in an initial €600,000 deal, which ran up until the end of 2013. A one-year extension worth about €200,000 finished up last month. As part of the contracts, players and officials were provided with cars. A new jersey with the logo was also launched 13 months ago.