Clare All-Ireland winner Colm Galvin retires due to injury

"It’s a scenario that I never thought or hoped would ever happen"

GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay, Croke Park, Dublin 28/9/2013 Clare vs Cork Clare's Colm Galvin celebrates at the final whistle 

All-Ireland winner and All-Star Colm Galvin has announced his retirement from inter-county hurling due to injury, aged 28.

In a statement released this morning, the Clonlara clubman said an ongoing groin problem, on top of repeated other injury setbacks, has meant he has regretfully concluded his body can no longer handle the rigours of inter-county hurling.