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Replying To 1shot:  "Surprising to start so many young lads together against the All Ireland champions. Surely we should have learned from the lesson we got last year. Young lads need a bit of experience around to prosper. Sink or Swim more like"
It's the League. Why not start them? Let's see what they're made of. Playing against Kildare or Westmeath won't show us much but this match might. Hon Galway!

SouthGalway (Galway) - Posts: 184 - 24/01/2026 05:58:51    2652838

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Lively match despite the conditions. I'm happy with Galways passing and effort but the wides are killing us. Young guys are doing well. Rabbitte looks like a stud.

SouthGalway (Galway) - Posts: 184 - 24/01/2026 20:31:59    2652964

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Replying To galway19:  "Plenty of youth in for tomorrow night and it looks like they will all get plenty of chances in the league. Usually you'd say that having this many involved in a senior panel is too many but this 2026 u20 panel is well above average. Let them get their feet wet early in senior hurling."
We've had touted 'well above average' u20 panels for a few seasons now. Well above average that is, until the Leinster u20 championship actually starts, and 'expectations' get revised then quite quickly.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4516 - 24/01/2026 22:24:45    2652986

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Replying To SouthGalway:  "It's the League. Why not start them? Let's see what they're made of. Playing against Kildare or Westmeath won't show us much but this match might. Hon Galway!"
That's the attitude! Not a bad game at all, given the conditions. Galway kept tight to Tipp for most of it. Home venues help in these kind of games, too. That's not to take from Tipp, who are AI champs after all.

foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2429 - 24/01/2026 22:42:54    2652990

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Replying To SouthGalway:  "Lively match despite the conditions. I'm happy with Galways passing and effort but the wides are killing us. Young guys are doing well. Rabbitte looks like a stud."
The young guns done well. Great to see. But remember it's January, miserable playing conditions and hurling is a different animal come knock out championship. A much faster game, firm ground and no space. The two corner forwards looked like U16s. For me size and pace could be the problem for some of them last night.

Armchairreporter (Galway) - Posts: 138 - 25/01/2026 09:04:23    2653015

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