Cyril Farrell: All Galway teams will play in Leinster

Three-time All-Ireland winning Galway manager Cyril Farrell expects Croke Park hierarchy to decree all Galway hurling teams compete in Leinster, even if counties in the province remain opposed to such a move.

At Monday night’s Galway convention in Salthill, all 253 delegates voted in favour of the Liam Mellows motion which seeks a change of rule so to allow all Galway hurling teams – senior, U21, minor and intermediate – participate in a single provincial structure.

This motion will now be brought forward to next February’s Congress and while no preference of province was given, it is understood members of the board executive want their minor and U21 teams to join the seniors in Leinster.