Experience was the difference, says Lohan

CLARE captain Frank Lohan believes his side can overcome the disappointment of yesterday’s Munster championship defeat and mount a challenge for honours via the qualifier route.

The Wolfe Tones man highlighted the crucial difference between the sides in Semple Stadium: “Experience was the difference out there. Cork have it in abundance and we need to get up to their level if we are to compete with the best. Cork have been at that level for a good number of years and it showed when we looked like getting back into the game. They had the ability to step up a gear and motor on.

“We now go to the qualifiers and hopefully we can pick up some experience along the way. We didn’t come up here to make up the numbers. But we could never get into the game and that is the most disappointing aspect for me.