Henry Shefflin says delaying hurling draw a mistake

Henry Shefflin believes the GAA has missed a trick in delaying the draw for the All-Ireland hurling qualifiers until next week, writes Brendan O’Brien.

The shock detours taken by Tipperary, Kilkenny and Waterford have made this back door route the most demanding ever but a championship energised by the re-emergence of Wexford and Cork and by the early menace of Galway will now retreat into neutral gear with only Laois and Carlow in the diary this weekend.