Anthony Daly: Tipp were talked up too much, are Waterford overhyped as well?

Throughout the week, numerous people were talking Tipp up in the bar, that having pushed Waterford so hard in Walsh Park they’d be hard to beat, especially in Thurles.

Munster GAA Senior Hurling Championship Round 2, FBD Semple Stadium, Co.Tipperary 24/4/2022

Moments after the Tipperary-Waterford game eight days ago, I was quietly delighted with how the narrative around Tipperary was already being shaped in the lead-up to yesterday, much of which had already begun to percolate through to our own county in Clare.

Throughout the week, numerous people were talking Tipp up in the bar, the gist of which could be distilled into a collective sense that, having pushed Waterford so hard in Walsh Park that they’d be hard to beat, especially in Thurles.