Tipperary 0-21 Dublin 2-16
Even in the conditions – Mattie Kenny estimated a 45kmph wind was blowing across FBD Semple Stadium – the Dublin manager still found the consistency he was looking for. Well, almost.
For the guts of an hour, Dublin did a pretty good job of impersonating a team used to winning in Thurles and not, as they were, chasing just a fourth win in 11 outings there across the last decade.
Goals from Rian McBride and Ronan Hayes, plus a 0-9 haul from Donal Burke, bringing his 2022 takings to 1-65 overall, left the Walsh Cup winners five points clear at the hour mark and on the brink of a surprisingly comfortable win.
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- February 28, 2022
