Darragh McCarthy has only played 350 minutes of inter-county hurling and is already nailed-on as Tipperary’s marquee forward heading into a league final.
ON SATURDAY, IRELAND out-half Sam Prendergast pocketed the Six Nations Rising Player award after a spring in which the national team’s hopes were placed in his rookie hands.
And yet, like Prendergast, the teenager’s arrival was well-telegraphed after a stellar 18 months for school, club, county, and college. But it was against Cork that he began to show the true scope of his potential. He tormented Ger Millerick for the opening 35 minutes to rack up 0-5 from play as part of a 10-point haul. Not that the corner-back did too much wrong, either; he simply couldn’t shake McCarthy’s radar regardless of the pressure on the shot.
Nenagh CBS captain Darragh McCarthy lifts the Dr Harty Cup. Natasha Barton / INPHO Natasha Barton / INPHO / INPHO Harty Cup level is where McCarthy made waves beyond the county bounds. He was handed the captaincy and wore the number nine jersey as he lifted Nenagh CBS to their first-ever Harty crown, scoring 1-50 in five games.
“I don’t know how he hit it over the bar but he did,” said manager Brendan Cummins in the aftermath. “That bit of genius deserved to split the teams in the finish.
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