Tipp can bring the medals but less Croke Park knowhow

Of the four teams playing this weekend, Tipperary have by far the most All-Ireland senior medal winners and medals in their panel.

WINNERS: Tipperary players, from left, Noel McGrath, Ronan Maher and Seamus Kennedy after the Munster SHC win over Clare at Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chíosóg in Ennis, Clare. Pic: John Sheridan/Sportsfile

In their Christmas quiz last December, the members of the Irish Examiner hurling podcast were asked which team had the longest unbeaten senior championship record in Croke Park.

The three wise men were flummoxed and when Tipperary was revealed as the answer there was an understandably salty response from host Anthony Daly. Tipperary haven’t lost in The Big House since 2017 but their winning run extends to just three games, one more than next best, 2024 All-Ireland champions Clare, and the last of Tipp’s victories came in ’19.