David Breen admits he took gamble with hand injury

David Breen has revealed how he preached one thing to Leinster’s rugby players and then did exactly the opposite himself to help keep Na Piarsaigh’s AIB All-Ireland club hurling dream alive.

Limerick attacker Breen, 30, works as a physio for Leinster rugby and admitted that he went against all good medical advice by playing in the Munster Club hurling final last November.

He came on after 39 minutes in that Munster final win over Ballygunner having only removed a cast on his broken hand days earlier.