Replying To Formertownie:  "Surely good players playing in lower divisions with their clubs should make 2nd level college teams and get tested at a higher level.. even if in a or b championship they get better exposure to higher level . Is this the place where intercounty underage individuals should be judged more tgan local club chsmpionship . Rather than div 4 or 5 .
Are nt there trials for all clubs where they send their most promising and capable/committed and best attitude players needing a combination of all three to be successful .
And this shold be done every year for every player so that no player is guaranteed a place on an underage squad . So complacency and nepotism can be weeded out ."

Replying To bigladforage:  "The sad reality is that when boys return to their junior clubs from underage county teams the vast majority are lost to senior county as their development is lost , senior clubs martins ratnure harriers shels rathangan and all senior and top inter clubs train to county level, and will still produce our senior intercounty adult players
All clubs need to step up and raise the bar
I really admire st annes not a big pool to pick from and most years their underage are playing in low grades but maintain a high level of senior club land have produced some great players to our county and underage teams
Ballyhale in kilkenny play under age in the lower grades but still maintain a serious senior level , players need to be devloped at their clubs and the best devlopment is at senior level just the sad reality"