McGrath: Future is now for Tipp’s young bloods

Noel McGrath of Tipperary poses for a portrait at the launch of the Munster GAA Championship at Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork. Pic: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

It was an emotional Noel McGrath that spoke to the press following last May’s Munster SHC defeat to Limerick.

The loss, while it came off a noble Tipperary performance who had been dismissed in the build-up, confirmed to manager Colm Bonnar that their race was done. However, McGrath, speaking as sponsor FiServ’s man of the match that day, wasn’t giving up despite the odds being stacked against a county who had just served their fifth of what would be six straight championship reverses.