There may be some consolation for manager in that Brian Cody also lost his first All-Ireland as Kilkenny boss
“It’s hard to combat, and that’s when the wind comes into play. We didn’t win the toss, but as the game goes on, and bodies start to tire, you’re shooting out the field, and that’s when you want the wind. That’s no excuse by the way, we just weren’t good enough. But it would have helped.”
“Look, they’re a fantastic team. They will always come at you, and I was expecting that to happen. One or two scores around that time might have stopped that momentum. But very easy to say that, because we found it very, very difficult.” “It’s hard to maintain that, Limerick are such a strong, physical team, and you could see some of our players tiring in the second half, and we just had to re-jig a few things around. I think nine points, in the end, is harsh on us. Our lads fronted up, it just wasn’t good enough.
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