De La Salle hold their nerve

SUBSTITUTE David Purcell secured his place in DLS Waterford folklore with a match-winning point a minute from time in this enthralling All-Ireland Colleges SHC A final replay at Nowlan Park on Saturday.

It’s little consolation to Thurles that they again failed to put away their opponents when they had the initiative, but their contribution to one of the best college campaigns in years will long live in the memory.

DLS have been the most consistent college over the last two years, have answered all the questions that have been asked of them, and when it comes to updating the history of the Croke Cup, the 2007 and 2008 seasons will rank up there with the very best of them.