Neville will battle to the end

IF your christian name is Paul and you live in Limerick, the chances are that you are closely connected to Garryowen.

When they last captured the All-Ireland League in 1994, they were captained by Paul Hogan. This afternoon, they will be led out on the Musgrave Park pitch by Paul Neville for the AIL final against age-old rivals Cork Constitution — and coached by Paul Cunningham.

The similarities go still further. Hogan and Neville could well have been hewn from the same rock for they are big, tough, honest back-row forwards who battle to the end no matter what the state of a match.