THESE DAYS THEY are the biggest names on the senior inter-county hurling stage.
But once they were young lads in the throes of their hurling education.
This year’s Fitzgibbon Cup semi-finals take place tomorrow with Waterford IT facing Mary Immaculate College while UCC and UCD go head to head.
The students involved will be seeking to emulate well-known names like Henry Shefflin and Joe Canning who passed their university hurling exams with distinction over the years.
Here’s a snapshot of those and other well-known stars in their pomp as college hurlers.