Watch: 'Jimmy Barry-Wright,' Roy Keane talks up All-Ireland hurling final on 'Stick to Football'

"Obviously I played when I was a kid. It's tough, speed, high scoring," said Keane in the studio in Berlin.

STICK TO HURLING: Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Ian Wright and Jill Scott briefly discuss the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final.Pic credit: Stick to Football.

This week on 'Stick to Hurling', Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Ian Wright and Jill Scott discuss the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final.

Well, sort of. 'Stick to Hurling' does have a much better ring to it but it was in fact on their extremely popular 'Stick to Football' show (it's not Gaelic football either) that the quartet discussed the showpiece occasion at Croke Park.

At the beginning of the latest episode, filmed in the centre of Berlin during the Euros, the topic of the best sporting events to attend came up.

Wimbledon, the Super Bowl, and Grand Prix's all got a mention but just as Gary Neville attempted to move the conversation on to the more serious stuff - Tuesday and Wednesday's Euros semi-finals - Roy Keane interjected.

"Sorry, last one, a sporting occasion, a hurling game in Ireland," the Cork native enthused.

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"The All-Ireland Hurling final... Live sport, brilliant."

It was at this point when Neville recalled their trip to Ireland last year when the duo, along with Jamie Carragher, played hurling at Croker shortly after their visit to Rockmount and Cobh Ramblers.

"I actually did it (score a point) from the halfway line. He actually was very good," said Neville pointing at Keane.

"I wouldn't go that far," joked the Mayfield man. "But obviously I played when I was a kid. It's tough, speed, high scoring. It's amateur but it's full time really."

They were shown how it was done that day by none other than Jimmy Barry-Murphy and TJ Reid, who Neville describes as 'the big lad' who was like a 'tank.'

"TJ Reid and Jimmy Barry-Murphy, of course," remembers Keane.

"TJ Reid!" pronounced Wright. "It's a great name," declared Neville. "No, no, it's not as good as Jimmy Barry-Murphy!" insisted Keane.

"That's even better that name, I love that name as well," agreed Wright, who goes on to mention that he would like to be called something else other than Ian.

"Jimmy Barry-Wright," joked Keane.

With the Euros coming to an end on Sunday and the start of the Premier League season still weeks away yet, here's to hoping there is another edition of 'Stick to hurling' to come before Keane's Cork take on Clare on Sunday week.