Kelly: Tipperary’s season could hinge on Sunday

Eoin Kelly has identified Tipperary’s Munster championship opener with Limerick as a decisive game in their overall campaign, claiming it could make or break their entire summer.

The 2010 All-Ireland winning captain reckons a loss, following on from their league final defeat, could dent the players’ confidence and leave them vulnerable ahead of the Round 2 tie with holders Cork.

Kelly noted that Tipp suffered an early summer dip after last year’s league final loss and said they can’t afford a repeat this time given the intensive new round-robin format.