Seamus Hickey: Don't rush to judgment during 'warm-up' league

Hickey advocates strongly for “a good deal of context” when it comes to recent hurling games.

Seamus Hickey: 'It’s a warm-up competition for championship, an opportunity for players to get the rust out and to use their hurleys rather than their legs for the first time in months'. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

Limerick All-Ireland winner Seamus Hickey is dubious about “bold or rash or sweeping conclusions” being drawn after a couple of rounds of the national league.

There was a good deal of negative commentary after last weekend’s NHL fixtures, but Hickey advocates strongly for “a good deal of context” when it comes to recent games.