Carmody: U21 ‘purest form of hurling’

Prior to last year’s All-Ireland U21 hurling decider, Waterford selector Paul Flynn opened up on why the grade is his favourite competition

Carmody: U21 ‘purest form of hurling’
Wed, 12 Jul, 2017 - 01:00
Eoghan Cormican

Flynn hurled U21 for four years, winning an All-Ireland medal as a 17-year-old in 1992.

“I loved it. The knockout hurling, you have butterflies in your stomach,” he recalled.

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