Tipperary Senior Hurling team update ahead of National League opener v Dublin

With their opening Allianz Hurling League Roinn 1A fixture against Dublin just three days away, the Tipperary Senior Hurling panel and management team are looking forward to the commencement of the 2016 AHL. This is the first of the National competitions this group have the opportunity to compete in and team preparations have been good in advance of the start of the new season.

Tipperary management have a hardworking, committed bunch of players who are all looking for opportunities to play at this level where the ambition is to qualify for the Quarter-Final stages of the league after the 5 game series.

With the demands of the league intense, every player in the training squad is a key figure in the overall success of the unit.

That said, Michael Ryan's side have some injury concerns which will impact on availability of the following players – Seamus Callanan will be out for a further couple of weeks, Conor O’Brien will be out for 3 weeks, Kieran Bergin will also be out for 2 weeks while new panelist Sean Curran has suffered a medial ligament injury which will result in Sean missing the entire League.

 

A panel of 26 players for the opening game against Dublin in Semple Stadium this Saturday night, February 13th, will be announced on Thursday night and this then will be reviewed before each Allianz Hurling League game.