How Limerick game has raised the physical stakes

KEY MAN: Clare’s Tony Kelly and Limerick’s William O’Donoghue battle for the ball in the Munster SHC final. Na Piarsaigh midfielder O’Donoghue will be key to wrestling the Limerick SHC title from Kilmallock on Sunday. Pic: Inpho

By his own admission, William O’Donoghue’s physical presence as a teenager making the breakthrough with Na Piarsaigh “wouldn’t be decent viewing”. The evolution of the towering midfielder has ran alongside the evolution of the club game and the Treaty county’s remarkable success.

Ahead of Sunday’s County final, which sees O’Donoghue’s side face Kilmallock, the 2021 All-Star midfielder was excited taking aim at a sixth county medal.