Limerick hurling boss TJ Ryan expects to be ‘torn to pieces’

TJ Ryan played down an incident following the final whistle when an angry Limerick supporter attempted to confront him before he was ushered away by a steward.

“That’s passion and I’ve been used to that at this stage. It’s frustration as well. They want to win, the Limerick supporters came here and wanted to win the same as myself in fairness to them. They’re the joys of it.”

Ryan anticipates that both he and Limerick will get filleted for the defeat, their earliest exit from the championship since 2010 when the majority of first choice players went on strike.