Big boost for Tipp as Callanan returns to training

Tipperary’s three-time hurler of the year nominee Seamus Callanan made his long-awaited return to training in Thurles on Tuesday evening.

The Drom-Inch man, who missed the entire Allianz League and his club’s recent championship defeat to Upperchurch-Drombane, played a part in an internal game.

Callanan, 29, underwent surgery on his back in late January to repair bulging discs and had attended the recent games against Kilkenny and Limerick as part of the official Tipperary group.