TJ Ryan ‘tempted’ to blood youngsters against Tipperary

Limerick hurling manager TJ Ryan admits it’s “very tempting” to hand out debuts to some of the new generation of Shannonside hurlers in Sunday’s Munster SHC clash with Tipperary.

TJ Ryan ‘tempted’ to blood youngsters against Tipperary

Limerick have an All-Ireland-winning U21 team to draw from, and players like Richie English, Diarmaid Byrnes, Tom Morrissey, Barry Nash and Gearoid Hegarty are all in contention to start this weekend in Thurles.

“Obviously the game is very fast, these younger fellas - some of the guys have been around a long time and you can see from other counties’ experience that pace can be an issue, but the younger guys have that in abundance, they’re confident, they’re putting the pressure on, which is exactly what we want.”

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