We have to learn from this, says JBM

Jimmy Barry-Murphy was honest in appraisement of his side’s performance against in Thurles.

He had been expecting knocks as the team developed, but not of yesterday’s magnitude.

“I have been on the receiving end of Kilkenny before,” he said. “It is just very disappointing for the team and the supporters to lose by so much and I am disappointed for them but we were always going to get knocks along the way.