Competition is fierce to make Tipperary senior hurling starting line up

The level of competition in the current Tipperary senior hurling panel is so fierce that players can't afford to miss a single training session.

That's the view of Conor O'Brien, who recently retired from the inter-county scene.

The Eire Óg Anacarty club man was involved with the Tipp set-up for almost a decade.

He says nobody can take a place in the starting fifteen for granted.