FORMER Kilkenny star Michael Fennelly has questioned the current hurling Championship structure, particularly the make-up in Leinster.
Although the round robin format in Munster and Leinster has proven to be popular since its introduction in 2018, Fennelly feels an open draw, free from provincial boundaries, would be fairer.
Indeed, the eight-time All-Ireland winner wonders why the Leinster Championship is so called given that two of the six participants are from different provinces.
He said: "The Leinster Championship Ulster team Connacht team in there, they are trying to repair it, do different things but it's not Leinster anymore so I'm not sure why we even call it that name any more.
"So I don't know, it is a has an and a funny one. The whole structure is unusual, there's no relegation in Munster, there's relegation in Leinster [provided Kerry don't win the Joe McDonagh Cup].
"So there are a lot of things there that is not overly right with the structure at the moment.
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