Ger Cunningham: It’s time to revamp U21 championship

Ger Cunningham has called for a revamp of the All-Ireland U21 hurling championship, proposing a second chance be afforded to both the defeated Leinster and Munster finalists.

Cunningham believes the timeframe of the U21 championship could also be condensed, even with the introduction of two additional games at the quarter-final juncture.

On only one occasion since the competition’s inception in 1964 have the Ulster champions progressed to the All-Ireland final — Antrim in 2013 — and the Bord Gáis Energy Sports ambassador reckons both the Ulster winners and Galway would benefit from entering the championship at the quarter-final juncture as opposed to the semi-final stage.