TJ Ryan: Limerick hurlers the ‘standard bearers’ for the game after latest landmark win

Fresh from last night’s winners’ banquet, the Garryspillane clubman says the celebrations were worthy of the achievement

GO WEST: Limerick’s Gearóid Hegarty leads the Limerick delegation to the train home. 

If you’re looking for a prototype for the modern hurling team, Limerick have built it.

After their latest All-Ireland final victory yesterday – capping the quickest three-in-a-row in GAA history – the Treaty are very much the ‘standard bearers’ for the game, according to TJ Ryan, and future generations of hurlers will be measured against John Kiely’s charges.