Dónal Óg Cusack has questioned Tipperary’s ability to defend the Liam MacCarthy Cup ahead of the start of the Munster SHC.

The former Cork goalkeeper gave the Premier County plenty of ammunition when pointing out on RTÉ’s Allianz League Sunday that they haven’t retained the All-Ireland since the 1960s.

"I think of Tipperary as All-Ireland champions and nobody rising or falling as fast in my experience of being a hurling person,” he said.

"Their battle cry very much now is that they want to get back-to-back. Will they be able for that?

"As long as I’m involved in hurling, I think they can rise very fast, but they also fall faster than anybody else.

"I think the battle cry coming out of Tipperary, ever since the All-Ireland last year, all the talk is Tipp are going to do back-to-back for the first time since the 60s."

Cusack added: "I don't understand how Tipp are coming underneath the radar. With all their victories over the last number of years, with documentaries, which is great to see, about their victory last year. But it’s a big story, that they haven’t won back-to-back since the 60s.”

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