Tipperary are firmly focused on making the top three in the Munster senior hurling championship after last weekend’s opening win over Clare, according to selector Padraic Maher.

Liam Cahill’s men recorded a 5-22 to 2-23 win in Ennis which sees the Premier men sitting at the top of the provincial table one round in and also ended their wait for a first win in the Munster championship since 2021.

“It was a great start,” Maher told RTE Sport. "It wasn't a great record to be honest, it isn't what we expect in Tipperary. So it was nice to buck the trend last Sunday.

"We counted four or five lads that started their first championship game for Tipp. It is a hard place to go, Ennis, it is fairly hostile down there with the crowd and atmosphere. To come through that with a win, lads getting that experience is great.

"There has been a bit of a change in the panel in the last number of years. We had a decent league campaign. So it was important we brought that into the first game.

"There is loads to work on, there is no doubt about that, but at the end of the day it was all about getting two points on the board. The lads did that. We have a nice little run into the Cork game."

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