There’s plenty of Tipperary involvement in the top tier of this year’s Higher Education hurling competition.
The Fitzgibbon Cup gets underway next week with 33 players from Tipperary representing 9 colleges.
10 of those will be lining out for TUS Midwest including Tipp panelists Sean Kenneally and Stephen Walsh.
Gearóid O’Connor and Michael Corcoran are among five Tipp players representing UL whilst last year’s champions Mary Immaculate College have seven Tipp players in their ranks including Holycross/Ballycahill duo Joe Caesar and Eoin Craddock whilst last year’s Munster U20 winning captain Ben Currivan is also a part of the Limerick side.
TUS Midwest Tipperary players (10):
Cian O’Dwyer (Clonakenny)
Darragh Guinan (Lorrha)
Darragh Tynan (Roscrea)
Jack Ryan (Drom-Inch)
Jimmie Lahart (Holycross/Ballycahill)
Kian O’Kelly (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
Kyle Shelly (Moycarkey-Borris)
Stephen Walsh (Moycarkey-Borris)
Paddy McCormack (Borrisileigh)
Sean Kenneally (Moneygall)
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick Tipperary players (7):
Joe Caesar (Holycross/Ballycahill)
Eoin Craddock (Holycross/Ballycahill)
Conor Hennessy (Nenagh Éire Óg)
Ben Currivan (Golden-Kilfeacle)
Darragh Brennan (Skeheenarinky)
Joe Maher (Moycarkey-Borris)
Sean Leahy (St. Mary’s)
University of Limerick Tipperary players (5):
Aaron Morgan (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
Conor Cadell (JK Brackens)
Gearóid O’Connor (Moyne/Templetuohy)
Maidhc Fitzpatrick (Drom-Inch)
Michael Corcoran (Silvermines)
Maynooth University Tipperary players (4):
Tommy Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
Colm Fogarty (Lorrha)
David Fogarty (Holycross/Ballycahill)
Daragh McCahey (Loughmore/Castleiney)
MTU Cork Tipperary players (2):
Ruairí Leahy (St. Mary’s)
Sean Power (Carrick Swan)
University College Cork Tipperary players (2):
Daragh Stakelum (Thurles Sarsfields)
Peter McGarry (St. Mary’s)
SETU Waterford Tipperary players (2):
Paddy Phelan (Upperchurch-Drombane)
Eanna Guilfoyle (Moyne/Templetuohy)
University College Dublin Tipperary players (1):
Martin Paul O’Dwyer (Boherlahan-Dualla)
