TIPPERARY EXITED THE All-Ireland football championship this evening, following a 12 point defeat to Tyrone in Thurles.
The game also marked the final time Peter Creedon would stand on the line for the Premier county, with the Corkman stepping down in the minutes after the full-time whistle.
Tippearay had stayed in touch with the Ulster side right up until half time, but with Tyrone starting to pull away in the third quarter, Tipp’s challenge looked to be over, when Liam Casey was shown the line.
Casey tangled with Tyrone’s Colm Cavanagh just two minutes after coming off the bench, before appearing to stamp on Cavanagh as he stepped over him.
The red card that followed ended the game as a contest, with Tyrone eventually running out 0-19 to 0-7 winners in Thurles.