Ó hAilpín: Munster Championship dimished

The magic of the Munster championship has been diminished by the new round-robin format, Seán Óg Ó hAilpín fears.

Believing making the top three, not making the final, is the be-all and end-all of the competition, the five-time Munster SHC winner appreciates he has to change with the times but yearns for the previous knock-out structure.

Although last Sunday’s crowds of 24,490 in Cork and 20,423 in Limerick were respectable, he feels they would be bigger had everything been on the line.