Galway attacker Richie Cummins will undergo intensive rehabilitation in order to be fit for the Bord Gais All-Ireland U21HC final in just over two weeks' time.

The Gort man had to be withdrawn from the Tribesmen's semi-final victory over Dublin last Saturday with the same ankle injury which has been troubling him in recent months and would be viewed as a huge loss if he were to miss the decider against Tipperary, with St Thomas' Bernard Burke likely to deputise.

Last September, Cummins struck the decisive goal at Croke Park which led the county's minor hurlers to a famous All-Ireland success. Tweet

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