De La Salle haven’t met a team like this before

I HAVE a very good friend who likes a punt. This year he did the following treble; Kauto Star to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup – we know what happened there; Portumna to win the All-Ireland club hurling title today and Ireland to win the Grand Slam on Saturday.

Of the three, he was most confident about Portumna doing the business again. If I were him, I wouldn’t be that sure.

I was involved with Garryspillane in Limerick a few years ago and we played De La Salle in a challenge in Waterford. At that time, De La Salle’s only ambition was to win their own senior championship. That was about four years ago – how far they’ve come since then!