Early in the conversation with Ben O’Connor the name of an old jousting partner pops up.

Listening to Charleville’s Ben O’Connor and Darragh Fitzgibbon after Sunday’s come-from-behind Munster intermediate final win, it was clear that neither coach nor player felt the team had been shown sufficient respect throughout the year.

Ben O’Connor has enjoyed many great days in red and white. This time, it was the red and white of Charleville and as coach, his second term. He said they have achieved what they set out to do.