As TJ Reid celebrated another Leinster hurling final victory on the pitch at Croke Park on Sunday evening, he was approached by a man wearing the Kilkenny number 12 jersey. It was not teammate Billy Ryan.
Instead, it was Bredagh club hurler Aaron Maguire, who - dressed head-to-toe in Kilkenny gear - had made his way onto the pitch for a picture with Reid.
11 June 2023; TJ Reid of Kilkenny after his side's victory in the Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final match between Kilkenny and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile
Maguire sauntered past Croke Park security with the confidence of a man who had just played 70 minutes and approached Reid like they'd spent a decade together in the Kilkenny dressing room.
A bemused Shane Walsh was beckoned over to take the photo with Reid and the Down club man. Maguire - who was on his stag weekend in Dublin - also stuck around for a brief chat with Reid. "He's teaching him," joked one of Maguire's friends.
🤣 @BredaghGAC1 hurler on stag dresses up as Kilkenny hurler, slips security, and poses with TJ Reid pic.twitter.com/O4guAQKz00
— OurGame.ie (@OurGameHQ) June 12, 2023
Shortly beforehand, Cillian Buckley had shocked Galway with a last second winning goal which claimed the Leinster title for Kilkenny. Reid scored nine points in the game with three coming from play.
Sunday's victory means that Kilkenny progress straight to the All-Ireland semi-finals on the weekend of July 8/9.
2 hurling legends - 7 All Ireland medals between them. @aaronmaguire123 enjoying his stag weekend at Croke Park. @BredaghGAC1 @KilkennyCLG pic.twitter.com/fNzJuTkEjh
— Danny Hughes (@dghughes62) June 11, 2023
Which one is the real TJ?
Very funny moment today in croke park when I captured @aaronmaguire123 on his stag party dressed up as the one and only @_tjreid 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/lmBT4heFnE
— pauldargan Ⓒ (@pauldargan) June 11, 2023
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