Ballygunner’s steely comeback shows the stuff of champions

Cue that half-time speech, because Ballygunner came out an entirely different prospect, outscoring Na Piarsaigh 1-11 to 0-4 in the second half, winning by five points, and with that securing their place in a fifth successive Munster club hurling final on Saturday week. Clare champions Ballyea await.

“We got the advantage in those rucks and coming back the field and working it through the lines. It was just a refocus and a real focus on the basics.” “We knew at half-time we were in a strange position I suppose but we always believed in ourselves and we dug it out in the second half. Credit to Na Piarsaigh, they’re a brilliant team as well and they really put it up to us around the middle as well.”

Yielding to the Limerick champions on Sunday would have represented a step back; instead, it keeps all of Waterford hurling going forward. “He’s an incredible player and he always stood up for us in Ballygunner and in Waterford and he’s just a special player. He’s an incredible hurler.”

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