Ryan: Tipp can’t wait to escape ‘purgatory’

Tipperary boss Michael Ryan says that his All-Ireland champions are itching to escape from hurling “purgatory.” 

Tipp will discover the identity of their round 1 qualifier opponents when the draw is made on Monday morning.

When the Premier County play their next competitive game on Saturday week, July 1, almost six weeks will have passed since the Munster quarter-final defeat to Cork. Changes are expected to the team that lined out on that occasion, with Ryan set to welcome back from injury Patrick ‘Bonner’ Maher in attack.