Ormonde quits Tipperary panel

Paul Ormonde has withdrawn from the Tipperary hurling panel, leaving manager 'Babs' Keating short another defender for Saturday's All-Ireland SHC qualifier against Cork.

The Loughmore-Castleiney defender informed Keating of his decision after Monday night's training session, and leaves the Tipp management with something of a defensive crisis on their hands as Diarmaid Fitzgerald and Paul Curran are both nursing injuries.