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JASON RYAN insists there won’t be any celebrations in Wexford until they achieve their goal of winning the Leinster football championship.

Nevertheless, their great escape act against Meath in Dr Cullen Park at the weekend represents as much a massive achievement for Ryan and his management team as it speaks volumes for the character and ability of the players.

Remarkably, not just Ryan — Cork-born and an adopted Waterford man — but selectors Ger Fox, Pat Barden and Seamus Kennelly have no previous experience of selecting or managing at inter-county level. “I hadn’t been manager of a team before. I helped train different teams at stages,” he explains. “Being a PE teacher you are constantly running teams and taking care of teams.”