Maher warns last year is a closed book for Tipperary

Tipperary forward Patrick ‘Bonner’ Maher acknowledged Conor Gleeson’s red card affected Waterford’s performance in Sunday’s Munster SHC clash, but added that Tipp have “got our flow back, which was very positive.”

Tipperary ran out easy winners but asked about Gleeson’s dismissal affecting their opponents, Maher said: “Of course it did, Waterford are a good team and they came down to Thurles with one intent and that was to overturn us.