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Waterford, Ireland / WLR May 8, 2021 | 9:30 PM Waterford hurler Calum Lyons enjoyed home comforts as he prepared for the new season but not everyone was impressed with his efforts. “My mother is a bit angry with me because I have the back garden torn up! You were limited because the pitches were closed. The soccer pitch is straight across the road from me and I couldn’t even go up there. Between the roads and the back garden, I just made do I suppose.” He powered through the physical work as well. “Luckily enough, I have a bar and a few weights at home so you just make do with what y...

The future is green 25.5 years. That was the average age of the starting XV that won the All-Ireland title for Limerick on Sunday. That isn’t much lower than the 26.2 of last year’s champions Tipperary but the difference is how many of Limerick’s youngsters are also their key men. Kyle Hayes is 22 and Seamus Flanagan is 23. Cian Lynch, Tom Morrissey, Sean Finn and Aaron Gillane are all 24. Hurler of the Year elect Gearóid Hegarty, Diarmaid Byrnes and William O’Donoghue are 26. Mike Casey and Richie English are both 25 and would have started if not due to injury.

12 points and 21 tackles - How the Hegarty and Morrissey double act took down Waterford Gearoid Hegarty and Tom Morrissey led the way for Limerick with and without the ball in the All-Ireland decider. Kevin O'Brien By Kevin O'Brien Monday 14 Dec 2020, 8:01 PM Dec 14th 2020, 8:01 PM 27,438 Views 30 Comments Tom Morrissey and Gearoid Hegarty were central figures in Limerick's All-Ireland success. Tom Morrissey and Gearoid Hegarty w...

Waterford manager Liam Cahill. Photo: Sportsfile In recent years the move towards greater structure and tactical game-plans influenced Waterford too and raised the ire of some of their admirers, but there were pragmatic reasons behind it. Waterford were reigning Munster champions when Tipp fired seven goals past Clinton Hennessy in the provincial final of 2011. There has been a growing internal acceptance that ultimately if Waterford wanted to win an All-Ireland they had to be willing to compromise and change old habits. They could no longer continue hurling entirely on their own terms. Brian...