SOME OF THE brightest young hurlers in the country were at today’s Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland U21 hurling championship launch in Tipperary.

Tony Kelly is the reigning Hurler of the Year and Alan Cadogan won the man-of-the-match award on his senior championship debut for Cork last Sunday. Jason Forde, Jake Dillon and Jack Guiney are three other highly-rated prospects who will feature at senior and U21 level this summer.

Whether any of them have had to demonstrate their hurling skills on a trampoline before is debatable.

Tony Kelly (Clare)

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Jason Forde (Tipperary)

Alan Cadogan (Cork)

Jack Guiney (Wexford)

Jake Dillon (Waterford)

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Kelly, Cadogan, Forde, Guiney and Dillon were joined by Antrim’s Stephen McAfee, Limerick’s Dan Morrissey, Galway’s Jonathan Glynn, Kilkenny’s Tom Aylward and Wexford’s Jack Guiney.

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