Eoin Kelly: Thurles would have been worth a goal to Tipperary

Tipperary legend Eoin Kelly has suggested that playing the Munster hurling final at Semple Stadium would have been worth “three or four scores” to the host county.

Instead, holders Tipp and Waterford will head to the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick on Sunday, a development that Kelly claimed shows the intent of Waterford manager Derek McGrath not to give their opponents an inch.

Tipperary overcame Waterford by five points in last year’s final which was played in Thurles but this year’s decider was switched by the Munster Council to a neutral venue.