Hurney: we gave them one hell of a battle

DESPITE suffering a Munster final defeat, Ballinacourty manager Pakie Hurney wasn’t too despondent in Killarney yesterday.

He explained: “We were written off by all the pundits and, if you were to believe some of the papers, we had no business turning up here today.

“Nobody likes losing a Munster final and we are disappointed, but I can take a great deal of satisfaction from the effort our lads put in. Coming down here today we knew we were up against one of the best club teams in the country. But I’m quite sure Nemo will agree they got one hell of a battle off us. The effort the lads made out there today was massive and I’m delighted for that alone.