When Mike Casey went down in a heap during Na Piarsaigh’s defeat to Ballygunner in the Munster club semi-final last November, he was actually less concerned than most observers.
At this stage, he explains, he’s familiar with the various “clicks” that emanate from his knees from time to time.
After rupturing a cruciate ligament just before the start of the Covid-delayed winter Championship of 2020, complications resulted in two further surgeries being required in 2021 before he finally got just in time back for the start of last year’s Championship, almost three years after his last appearance in the competition.
