Conor Sweeney calls for change to Championship structures 

The provincial competition remains important to the 31-year-old but the gulf in class between teams is so wide now that he feels the Championship has to be tiered along the lines of the Allianz League, which is one of the proposals at Special Congress later this year.

The Ballyporeen man created history when he became the first Tipp man to lift the Munster Cup in 85 years last November

Tipperary captain Conor Sweeney wants the structure of the All-Ireland senior football championship changed and the provincial championships retained as separate competitions.

The Ballyporeen man created history when he became the first Tipp man to lift the Munster Cup in 85 years last November but their defence of that title is widely expected to start and finish against Kerry in Saturday week’s semi-final in Thurles.