Craig Morgan is set to face a lengthy spell on the sidelines after scans confirmed the Kilruane defender has suffered a serious knee injury.
Morgan was forced off in the first-half of Kilruane MacDonaghs’ Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship meeting with Nenagh Eire Og last weekend.
The club have since confirmed that he suffered a cruciate injury and will miss the rest of their campaign.
🏁Craig Morgan out for the rest of the season.
A long road back after cruciate injury confirmed.
Craig is resilient & will bounce back. pic.twitter.com/plRGsJMV70— Kilruane MacDonaghs (@MacDonaghsGAA) August 25, 2022
As reported by the Irish Examiner, Morgan broke into the Tipperary senior team earlier this year and was a starter for them throughout the Munster championship campaign, having made his SHC debut against Waterford in April.
It is the latest blow to new Tipperary boss Liam Cahill.
Barry Heffernan suffered a knee injury recently and will likely be out for a lengthy spell, while the experienced Ronan Maher was also injured in club action earlier this summer.
Morgan has previously worked under the tutelage of Cahill, having come off the bench in Tipperary's 2018 All-Ireland U21 final win. He would then go on to captain the U20 side the following year, again under Cahill.
Cahill had wasted no time in solidifying his intentions as the Premiers new boss, naming an extremely strong backroom team to serve in the County's redemption year.
Focus will now turn to the remaining club championship fixtures and hopes that there are no further injuries to key players.
