Kilkenny coach lauds his comeback kids

KILKENNY manager Maurice Power was the first to acknowledge the tremendous resilience and courage of his side who dramatically denied Cork victory in yesterday’s drawn extravaganza.

“We were dreadfully poor in the first-half, but produced a great fight-back to level matters after falling 13 points behind. This was a tremendous achievement and it speaks volumes for the character of this team.

“Cork’s goal after half-time was a real body blow, but we managed to soak up everything they threw at us and really came out of our shell when the need was greatest.