Kyle Hayes a frustrated spectator for Limerick and UL

You won’t see Kyle Hayes in action for UL in tomorrow’s Fitzgibbon Cup final. Nor will he be part of the Limerick squad for Sunday’s Division 1B league fixture away to Antrim.

A groin injury means it is almost four months since the young Limerick hurler last saw game-time. The 19-year old, having been confined to the gym all winter, returned to light training this week. Competitive action however remains a few weeks in the distance yet.

Hayes made his first championship start for the Limerick seniors on June 4 last year. And it was a week after this Munster semi-final defeat to Clare that his groin began to trouble him. The UL student took a week off, then hurled away until the Munster U21 final win over Cork at the end of July.