Tyrone squad put faith in pre-match rosary

Tyrone defender Ronan McNamee says the entire group have bought into their pre-match ritual of reciting a decade of the rosary at the behest of manager Mickey Harte.

His fellow back Cathal McCarron revealed the practice of praying in his autobiography last year and this past weekend Harte revealed the inspiration behind it.

McNamee said: “He (Harte) has a strong faith and naturally enough if you’re asked to do something, you do it. Everybody pulls the same way, whether it’s saying the rosary or going to Mass.