Hurlers in Limerick have the edge over Tipperary in strength and conditioning

Eoin Brislane is the manager of the Monaleen team that beat Roscrea in the Munster Club Intermediate Hurling Championship final. Limerick have the edge over Tipperary in strength and conditioning. Tipp haven't won an All-Ireland senior hurling title in a year ending in 3.

Tipperary lost the league final to Kilkenny by a single flag. They lost by twelve to Cork in the final. 1993 had the consolation of a Munster win against Clare. In 1983 Tipperaries didn't get beyond Munsters. The famine was still raging in 1984. Tipp won the championship in 1973. They were beaten by Waterford in a semi-final. There were no qualifiers in 1985. It was an era of Tippersary/Limerick rivalry. Their paths hadn't crossed in 1971 and 1972. A Cork drubbing of Waterfords in an All-Ireland final put the result in context.