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15th Sep 2013

Pic: Sky had a very interesting description of the All-Ireland under-21 final on TG4 yesterday

Last week we heard hurling described as ‘a warlike ballgame played on foot with clubs’ but even that doesn’t come close to one description of the All-Ireland under-21 final yesterday.

Conor Heneghan

Last week we heard hurling described as ‘a warlike ballgame played on foot with clubs’ but even that doesn’t come close to one description of the All-Ireland under-21 final yesterday.

If you were flicking the channels and wondering what live game TG4 were covering during GAA Beo yesterday afternoon, you would surely have raised an eyebrow of what Sky had to say about TG4’s coverage of the All-Ireland under-21 final and B final in Thurles.

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They might have got the parade part right but as far as we’re aware there were no Hongbis, Hongshis or Officer Elephants in Semple Stadium, even if it ended up being mere child’s play for the victorious Banner outfit, who prevailed by a scoreline of 2-28 – 0-12 over Antrim in the main event.

Hat-tip to Mike Scanlon and Kenneth Miller for sending this one into us