WESTSIDE

On a weekend when the hysteria around the state of hurling subsided somewhat, Tipperary had its most productive outing. A strong finish was enough to see off Galway and leave the Premier well placed as the series now pauses briefly.

When the action resumes in a fortnight Tipperary travel to engage Westmeath, victims of a seven-goal blitz from Cork last Sunday. The final game will be at Walsh Park in Waterford and will likely be a crunch one in deciding finishing positions.

A fan-free early Saturday afternoon league fixture in the Stadium had a strange feel to it and that may well have contributed to the tone of events. In truth it wasn’t the most scintillating of contests – too many errors and wides for that – but it was still an interesting exchange between counties well accustomed to close-run affairs in the past.............

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