Scrapping U21 football would hurt Tipperary

Tipperary football board chairman Joe Hannigan believes the proposal to abolish the U21 football grade would significantly hurt the development of football in the Premier County.

GAA director general Páraic Duffy, in a bid to tackle player burnout, overtraining and the fixtures calendar, called for the discontinuation of the All-Ireland U21 football championship on Tuesday, but Hannigan is not convinced that axing the U21 football grade at inter-county level is part of the solution.

Tipperary captured only their second Munster U21 title back in April, reaching a first All-Ireland decider when overcoming Dublin in the semi-final.