Laois prove far too classy for Wicklow, as Mayo hurlers make history

Laois 2-22, Wicklow 0-10

“We broke the 20-point barrier and that was an important target of ours when we set out to play this match, but we weren’t fluent at all and we didn’t play at the same pace as we had done here against Galway and Limerick,” said Tipp native and coach Paidi Butler: “We won both halves and that was another aim we had to be consistent, but I feel we fell below the standard we had set ourselves with our performances earlier this year.

“All that said, I would have been happy with that win if it had been offered to me this morning. We got to use 20 players there as well and the return of Paul Cuddy (after breaking a finger and passing a late fitness test) was very welcome too.”