Munster title could point the way for Limerick

Fail to lift the Munster title this Sunday and Limerick are unlikely to retain their All-Ireland crown, former Treaty defender Stephen McDonagh has insisted.

The scenario of a county losing three championship games in the one summer and still managing to climb the steps of the Hogan Stand come mid-August has been made possible by the round-robin system introduced last year, but McDonagh doesn’t foresee Limerick creating such history should they come off second best in the Munster final.