Treaty men’s graph soars, now for Munster

That Kilkenny is the only other county in the past 30 years to back up an All-Ireland final win with a hurling league title the following spring tells you the path which this Limerick group are forging for themselves.

CLOSE QUARTERS: Limerick’s Mike Casey and Waterford’s Stephen Roche tussle in yesterday’s Allianz HL Division 1 final at Croke Park. Picture: Ramsey Cardy.