Tipperary delighted to keep Munster final in their sights

The Munster Championship so rarely fails to deliver and Sunday's battle between Tipperary and Limerick at Thurles was a magnificent contest.

Tipp were on top in the first half and took a three-point lead into the break, only for Limerick to up the ante and move ahead briefly after half-time.

The Premier County, driven on by the majority in a 37,000-strong crowd, regrouped and were two points clear on three separate occasions before a final push looked to have won it for the Treaty men.

Tom Morrissey pushed them ahead once more in the third minute of added time, but Tipperary weren't to be denied as John McGrath landed the final equaliser with the last puck of the game.

The result keeps progress in Tipperary's hands and they'll be into the Munster final if they beat Waterford next weekend.

"We're delighted to come out at the end with the draw," selector Declan Laffan told RTÉ's Sunday Sport.

"It felt like it might slip away for a minute or two but we responded and got the score that got us over the line.

"It was proper Munster Championship hurling, like the old days with a big crowd and a tremendous atmosphere - a wonderful occasion to be involved in.

"A feature of our game all year is that we've fallen asleep for little periods, either coming into half-time or just after. But you'd have to be proud of the way the boys reacted, going three up again.

"It was tit-for-tat for the last ten minutes and when they stuck up six minutes of injury-time you were never sure what was going to happen. But we got there, and got the draw, so we're delighted.

"It'd be great to get to a Munster final in the first year with this group of players and management," he continued. "It's a big challenge, we're not going to take anything for granted.

"We