Na Piarsaigh V Cuala a stamina-sprint between two thoroughbreds

There were some brilliant races at Cheltenham last week but Na Piarsaigh V Cuala was some stamina-sprint between two thoroughbreds, writes Anthony Daly.

When I was co-commenting for Eir Sport on the club championships last September, as the myriad of teams began working their way through their local championships, Cuala and Na Piarsaigh still stood out like beacons in the matrix.

There were some big teams left in the Dublin and Limerick championships, not to mention the provincial championships, but a prospective All-Ireland club final between the pair was already visible in the mind’s eye.