Canning’s injury may prove ‘a blessing in disguise’ for Tribesmen, reckons Lane

Noel Lane wants Joe Canning back in the maroon and white as soon as yesterday but the former Galway manager reckons his groin injury could yet be “a blessing in disguise” for the county.

Lane is hopeful the leadership void Canning leaves will be filled by others in upcoming Leinster games, beginning with the visit of Wexford to Salthill on Sunday.