No double demands on cup hurlers

Fitzgibbon Cup hurlers from Dublin, Kilkenny, Limerick, and Waterford will not be asked to play two games in the space of 24 hours this weekend.

Universty of Limerick and Dublin City University meet in the Fitzgibbon Cup decider at Mallow on Saturday (3pm), both starting line-ups littered with inter-county talent. And with round four of the Allianz Hurling League scheduled for the following day, there is the potential for several players to be made return back inside the whitewash on Sunday.

Four Limerick hurlers - Gearoid Hegarty, Sean Finn, Tom Morrissey, and Barry Murphy - started UL’s Fitzgibbon Cup semi-final win over IT Carlow, with Pat Ryan scoring a goal when introduced as a second-half sub. All five saw game-time during the county’s Division 1B victory over Dublin last Saturday evening, but manager John Kiely has confirmed the quintet will not be part of the Limerick panel which travels to Antrim for their game against the Saffrons on Sunday.