Hurling hands: Lar Corbett - ‘I’d nearly crash the car, as I was paying so much attention to the new hurleys’

A natural left-hander, Tipperary’s Lar Corbett was one of the most feared forwards in the modern game

Before we got married, Elaine and myself went down to Clonmel for our wedding rings. I put my hands on the table in the jewellers’ and the lady said: “Your hands are in very good condition, you’re not a hurler anyway.”