Nobody saw it coming, especially Tipperary. How could they? Billy Nolan had been Waterford’s goalkeeper for their opening three games of the 2023 Munster championship until Davy Fitzgerald suddenly pulled a rabbit from his hat and deployed Nolan as a sweeper.
It proved to be a masterstroke but it wasn’t completely from leftfield either. Nolan played centre-back for his club.
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