Legendary Clare centre-back Sean McMahon has sung the praises of Colm Galvin ahead of this evening's All-Ireland U-21 HC final against Wexford.

Speaking to the Irish Independent, McMahon described the All-Star midfielder  as the "most complete player in the county" saying: "He has all the key attributes you want: pace, workrate, he's good going backwards and forwards.

"His tackling is phenomenal for a guy who isn't that big. He's well able to score.

"His consistency is something else. He reminds me of Liam Doyle, who was the most naturally talented hurler I ever saw.

"Doyle read the game so well and he always had time on the ball. He always made it look so easy.

I think that's part of the reason Colm Galvin doesn't have the profile he does; he makes it look so easy."

Galvin's Clonlara and county team-mate John Conlon echoed those sentiments: "Colm was always a confident young lad but he has been lucky that he has come up with such a brilliant and confident group and breed of Clare hurler.

"He does have a strut about him but all the young Clare guys have that confidence and swagger that comes with success. They expect to win everything.

"They come into the set-up as leaders and nobody is more of a leader than Colm."

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