From the beasts in the backs, to the towering bulldozers up front, these men, not noted for speed but aerial prowess and physicality are what every team needs in order to break down the opposition. Here is Sportstalk.ie’s Hurling “Big Men” team.
1. Niall Patterson – Antrim
2. Diarmuid O Sullivan – Cork
3. Ger Cushe – Wexford
4. Kevin Kinahan – Offaly
5. Brian Geary – Limerick
6. Darragh Ryan – Wexford
7. Stephen Lucy – Limerick
8. James Young – Laois
9. Daithi Regan – Offaly
10. Jonathon Glynn – Galway
11. Christy Heffernan – Kilkenny
12. Dan Shanahan – Waterford
13. Declan Ryan – Tipperary
14. Billy Byrne – Wexford
15. Walter Walsh – Kilkenny
Manager, Ollie Baker – Clare