All-Ireland final preview: Resourceful Limerick can escape to victory

We’re not expecting this to be a classic. Both teams' low concession rates suggest the scoring could be below average.

The Liam MacCarthy Cup is pictured at Croke Park in Dublin alongside an official match sliotar. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Galway v Limerick, Croke Park, 3.30pm (C. Lyons, Cork) Live RTÉ, BBC 

An old sociology lecturer came to mind this week. Professor Fr Liam Ryan was the youngest-ever winning captain of a Munster senior hurling championship when he led Limerick to the title in 1955. His brother Seamus was also one of “Mackey’s Greyhounds”.