Tipperary’s three-time hurler of the year nominee Seamus Callanan made his long-awaited return to training in Thurles on Tuesday evening. The Drom-Inch man, who missed the entire Allianz Hurling League and his club’s recent championship defeat to Upperchurch-Drombane, played a part in an internal game. Callanan, 29, underwent surgery on his back in late January to repair bulging discs and had attended the recent games against Kilkenny and Limerick as part of the official Tipperary group. Tipperary will go into the Championship with three goalkeepers - Daragh Mooney (Éire Óg Annacarty-Donohill), Brian Hogan (Lorrha-Dorrha) and Paul Maher (Moyne-Templetuohy). They begin their Munster SHC campaign against Limerick in the Gaelic Grounds on May 20, the first of four games in as many weeks.

Source: Evening echo April 18, 2018 11:26 UTC