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Tipperary club hurling quarter-finals preview | Billy McCarthy injury blow for Sars | Club rankings

Shane Stapleton and Shane Brophy of the Nenagh Guardian preview the Tipperary senior hurling championship quarter-finals

Shane Stapleton and Shane Brophy of the Nenagh Guardian preview the Tipperary senior hurling championship quarter-finals, and reflect on the bad luck of Thurles Sarsfieldsโ€™ Billy McCarthy.

Thurles Sarsfields take on Nenagh Eire Og is what is seen by many as the glamour tie among this weekendโ€™s Tipperary SHC quarter-finals.

Itโ€™s a clash of two sides who know each other very well, but the mood inside the Sars camp has been soured by a cruel injury to attacker Billy McCarthy.

The combative half-forward missed a couple of seasons of action due to a horror cruciate knee injury suffered in 2018, which came at the back of a fine maiden season with Tipp, and he only recently made his comeback for the club.

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Shane Brophy of the Nenagh Guardian spoke of McCarthyโ€™s form during the Kilruane MacDonaghs and Loughmore-Castleiney games, before the forward again suffered a dreaded cruciate injury against Moycarkey-Borris.

With Denis Maher also a doubt due to a shoulder complaint, the balance in the Sars forward-line may be an issue heading into their clash with Nenagh.

As for McCarthy, the hope is that he will make a recovery and return once more to action.

When speaking in January 2019 of his terrible injury from the previous summer, his determination was clear.

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โ€œThe most I struggled with it was probably when was leg was numb,โ€ McCarthy explained.

โ€œMy bathroom is probably five yards away from my bed and it was taking me nearly 15 minutes to get there.

โ€œYou have to get up out of bed, your leg is dead straight and you canโ€™t bend it, you canโ€™t feel your leg, you have to get your crutches and then walk to the bathroom.

โ€œIt was torture, I remember nearly having to stop for a breather halfway through โ€” it drains you. You just have to remember things will get better, and if you follow the procedure it will improve.

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โ€œIโ€™m fully sure Iโ€™ll get back hurling,โ€ McCarthy said bullishly. All GAA supporters would hope he can do so once more.

County and Munster champions Borris-Ileigh take on Drom-Inch, Kiladangan do battle with Toomevara, while Loughmore-Castleiney are on a collision course with Clonoulty-Rossmore.

Video time stamps (approx)
00:00 Intro and Clonoulty-Rossmore v Loughmore-Castleiney
07:00 Kiladangan v Toomevara
14:00 Billy McCarthy injury news and Thurles Sarsfields v Nenagh Eire Og
23:00 Borris-Ileigh v Drom-Inch
30:00 Tipperary club championship power rankings

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