Karin Blair project pays dividends for Tipperary

Blair has been entrusted with Tipp's No 3 jersey since “big leader”, Clodagh Quirke suffered her third cruciate knee ligament injury in the Munster semi-final against Waterford.

Tipperary's Karin Blair in action. Pic: ©INPHO/Leah Scholes.

Roving defender Karin Blair scored the winning point as Tipperary ended 20 years without a national title by edging out Galway in the Very League Division 1A final at Croke Park last season.

But there will be fewer forays forward for the 24-year-old attacker turned stopped, now she has been entrusted with Tipp's No 3 jersey since “big leader”, Clodagh Quirke suffered her third cruciate knee ligament injury in the Munster semi-final against Waterford.