‘The lads showed great character to come back’

FOR Limerick captain Mark Foley, 20 minutes into yesterday’s game, with Waterford 2-5 to 0-2 ahead, it was a case of damned déjà vu - Pairc Uí Chaoimh, 2001, first half, 11 points behind.

“We were very slow out of the blocks again, same as two years ago, and we didn’t want a repeat of that,” he said. Didn’t want a repeat of the start was what he meant, because Limerick went on to win that game.

They didn’t quite win this one, but came so close, and their inspirational wing-back and spiritual leader was just as proud of the effort.