Na Piarsaigh dig deep to rain on Passage parade

NA PIARSAIGH 0-20 PASSAGE 3-9

Cold and spilling rain, a greasy sod and the darkness of mid-November were defied by both sides – and 1,350 hardy spectators – who produced a thriller eventually won by a slightly better balanced Na Piarsaigh side.

“Look, it’s November,” said winning manager Sean Stack afterwards. “Rain all day, handles of hurleys getting wet, these are the days that make men of young lads. It could have gone either way, couldn’t it?”