The Tribesmen and the Deise are both looking for new hurling managers.
ON THE LAST Sunday of May, both Galway and Waterford ran out of our hurling championship road for the year.
“All I got to do now is go home and take a breather, I’m absolutely shattered. But the one thing I’m proud of is I know that we’re right back up there in touching distance so we are, with most of them.” The Munster record reads two wins from eight over his pair of seasons in charge, but after losing their first three games in 2023, they defeated Tipperary in their last outing and used that as a launchpad to start positively this time around, unbeaten after their opening two matches.
For Shefflin there is a greater range of evidence to examine in Galway after three season in charge. His Leinster group stage results sheet features nine wins, four draws, and two defeats. He was unbeaten in the 2022 and 2023 round-robins, but could not parlay a top two finish into Leinster silverware on either occasion. The powers of recovery were strong to win quarter-finals against Cork and Tipperary, but the manner of the All-Ireland semi-final losses to Limerick were mixed.
If that chain of results sparked irritation, the biggest regret for Shefflin will be the drama-laden outcome to last summer’s Leinster final. Silverware, a direct passage to an All-Ireland semi-final, and a seismic event during his management tenure, were all within touching distance until Cillian Buckley burrowed through the defence to rifle in a sensational winning goal for Kilkenny.“It could be the end of the road for a few of us,” said Shefflin after the loss to Dublin.
Where to next in their managerial careers? Fitzgerald has been a constant sideline presence since 2008 – two spells with Waterford, time with both Clare and Wexford, even a year away from hurling ended up being spent coaching the Cork camogie team. Shefflin took his first steps in to county management with a surprise move, after a glittering playing career and an impressive stint steering Ballyhale Shamrocks.
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