Dublin hurlers hit by two withdrawals
Wednesday, 30 April 2008 18:47Dublin hurling duo Alan McCrabbe and Keith Dunne have decided to opt off Tommy Naughton's Championship panel.
The pair were part of the Metropolitans' U-21 side that won a Leinster Championship last year, before falling to Galway in the All-Ireland decider.
However, it is not all bad news for Naughton, as last weekend's club Championship games saw Kevin O'Reilly and Derek O'Reilly return to action after their respective cruciate ligament injuries.
Captain Stephen Hiney lined out for Ballyboden St Enda's and Ronan Fallon returned to hurling action after his involvement with St Vincent's in their run to All-Ireland Club football success.
Naughton remained philosophical on the loss of McCrabbe and Dunne.
'That's the way things go,' he told The Star.
'We will just have to get on with our work without them. It was their decision - that's the way the world is going.'
The Dubs will face Westmeath in the Leinster SHC on 25 May.
