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Tipperary's Craig Morgan set for long spell on sidelines

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The Tipperary hurlers have suffered another blow with confirmation that defender Craig Morgan has suffered a cruciate ligament injury.Morgan injured his knee playing for Kilruane McDonagh's in the county club championship last weekend and will likely be out until the latter stages of next year's All-Ireland SHC.The 2019 U20 All-Ireland winning captain made his senior championship debut this year, starting every game in the Munster round-robin at corner-back.Tipp lost all four games in the wake of the injury-enforced retirement of Padraic Maher and season-ending injuries to players like Seamus Callanan, John 'Bubbles' O'Dwyer and Willie Connors.

John McGrath ruptured his Achilles tendon midway through the campaign.Morgan's fellow championship debutant and former underage team-mate Dillon Quirke died tragically after collapsing during a club match earlier this month.Former Tipp U20 and Waterford senior boss Liam Cahill has returned to replace Colm Bonnar in the Premier hot seat for next season.

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