Three in four years. Limerick dominated the 2021 All-Ireland hurling final and they dominated the Sunday Game's hurling Team of the Year.
The All-Ireland champions have a record 11 players on the team, while finalists Cork have just one. The rest of the side was made up with one representative from Clare, one from Kilkenny and one from Waterford.
Unsurprisingly, Cian Lynch - who in such brilliant form both during and after the game - was named Hurler of the Year by the panel.
The 2021 Sunday Game team of the year. No surprises as All-Ireland champions Limerick dominate the team with a record 11 members. Who makes the cut? Watch here. #rtegaa #TheSundayGame pic.twitter.com/nBYPIBZ3DH
— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) August 22, 2021
Sunday Game Team Of The Year for the 2021 Hurling Championship
GOALKEEPER
Eoin Murphy - Kilkenny
BACKS
Sean Finn - Limerick
Conor Prunty - Waterford
Barry Nash - Limerick
Diarmuid Byrnes - Limerick
Declan Hannon -Limerick
Kyle Hayes -Limerick
MIDFIELD
William O'Donoghue - Limerick
Tony Kelly - Clare
FORWARDS
Jack O'Connor - Cork
Cian Lynch - Limerick
Tom Morrissey - Limerick
Aaron Gillane - Limerick
Seamus Flanagan - Limerick
Peter Casey - Limerick
Picking the Sunday Game Team of the Year is never easy but there was a lot of criticism from viewers at home about the lack of players from Cork to be included. There were calls for the inclusion of Patrick Horgan and Tim O'Mahony. That said, it really could have been a team of fifteen Limerick. Interestingly, Gearoid Hegarty was omitted despite scoring 2-2 in All-Ireland hurling final.
We empathise with Nickie Quaid, who is such a phenomal keeper and essential to everything that Limerick does.
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