Peter Casey will miss the remainder of Limerick’s five-in-a-row seeking hurling championship after confirmation he sustained a broken ankle in Sunday’s win over Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds.
The 27-year-old Casey, who three years ago sustained a torn cruciate ligament injury in the All-Ireland win over Cork, fell to the ground after scoring Limerick’s second goal after 57 minutes on Sunday, the horrific nature of his injury immediately apparent.
A statement from the Limerick county board confirmed Casey would now miss the remainder of the 2024 season: “Peter Casey picked up an injury which forced him to leave the field. Following a scan we can confirm that Peter suffered a broken ankle which will require surgery in the coming days.
“[The] Management team want to wish Peter all the best in his recovery and we will ensure that he receives the best possible care over the coming weeks and beyond as he begins, the journey to full recovery and resumption of his playing career.
“We would also like to thank our own senior hurling medical team, the Tipperary senior hurling medical team, the stadium medics, the doctors and staff at UHL for the care provided to Peter.”
Limerick manager John Kiely also said after Sunday’s game the entire group was feeling for Casey: “He’s come back from a serious injury before and come back very strong, " said Kiely, “I have no doubt Peter has the capacity to do that again. We would rather he doesn’t have to do that. It hurts. It hurts the group very much to see that has happened.”
Meanwhile, the GAA have confirmed the draw for the group stages of the Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cup will take place at 3pm on Tuesday afternoon live on gaa.ie and across the GAA’s social media channels.
In the Sam Maguire draw, the provincial finalists occupy the top two seeding positions. Whether they are seeded first or second will be determined by victory or defeat in the final – both the Connacht final (Galway and Mayo) and the Munster final (Clare and Kerry) are down for decision this weekend.
And after their defeats at the weekend, Kildare, Offaly and Down are confirmed second tier Tailteann Cup. Cork, Westmeath and Louth complete the 16 teams to contest the Sam Maguire.
Sam Maguire
Seeds 1&2: Armagh, Clare, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Louth, Mayo; Seeds 3: Derry, Monaghan, Roscommon, Tyrone; Seeds 4: Cavan, Cork, Meath, Westmeath
Tailteann Cup
Seeds 1: Down, Fermanagh, Kildare, Sligo; Seeds 2: Antrim, Offaly, Laois, Leitrim; Seeds 3: Limerick, Longford, Wexford, Wicklow; Seeds 4: Carlow, London, Tipperary, Waterford
