Finger injury puts Tipperary’s Seamus Callanan out of action

Ace forward Seamus Callanan is in danger of missing Tipperary’s first two Allianz Hurling League Division 1A fixtures.

The Drom & Inch hitman, who bagged 5-20 in last year’s championship to earn a Hurler of the Year nomination, is reportedly nursing a finger fracture and could be ruled out of not only Saturday’s opener against Dublin at Semple Stadium, but also the visit to Kilkenny on February 21.

Manager Michael Ryan is also monitoring the fitness of a number of other players including Niall O’Meara and Sean Curran, who have been carrying hamstring injuries in recent weeks.