Tipperary’s Michael Ryan won’t do a Brian Cody

Tipperary senior hurling manager Michael Ryan insists he has no plans to stay as long in the role as Brian Cody in Kilkenny.

Ryan has signed up to a fresh three-year term in charge of the Premier County — an agreement that will take him up to the end of the 2020 championship if completed.

But as the Upperchurch-Drombane man looks ahead to the next season, he has stressed the importance of identifying and grooming his successor.