Hayes happy but admits Rebels must find killer instinct

CORK’s man-of-the-match John Hayes accepted a win is a win, but that Cork made extremely hard work of it.

“You have to credit Kildare for the manner in which they battled back from what looked a hopeless position for them,” said the Carbery Rangers attacker.

“We have to learn to push on when we are in a strong position. We had a lead of nine points at one stage, but sloppiness on our part let them back into the game and at the finish we were hanging on for dear life.