The pause button was pressed on the National Hurling League last weekend, it was a time for a review and to reset before activities resume again next Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.
There is no doubt, the current format in both the two top divisions provided plenty of talking points thus far and there’s likely to be many more between now and the finals which are pencilled in for the first weekend of April.
With the two semi-finals having been dispensed with, it will be the top two counties in each contesting the finals with the bottom two being relegated.
The decision to dispense with the semi-finals made plenty of sense given the narrowing of the season and the close proximity between the secondary competition and the…