McKenna: ‘we didn’t get fair play from referee’

JOE McKENNA had only one main regret about the outcome of yesterday’s Allianz National Hurling League final.

He had a major problem with the third of Kilkenny’s third goal — in the 21st minute of the second half — which more or less decided the outcome.

It was, he said, a “dubious decision” from a referee whom he felt didn’t give them “fair play”. The decision he was referring related to Kilkenny forward Martin Comerford allegedly dropping his hurley before making the pass which led to Eoin Larkin placing Henry Shefflin for the goal which put the holders six points clear. Commenting that his team was “right in it” up to the time of the goal, McKenna elaborated: “It was a really dubious decision. We were very disappointed with that decision. We felt it was a free out. The goal made it difficult for us after we had worked so hard.