Celebrations on hold as Ballyhale expect stern test from Oulart

THERE is no rest this week for newly-crowned Kilkenny champions Ballyhale Shamrocks, no time to celebrate their magnificent achievement of four-in-a-row.

Yesterday, less than 24 hours after their latest title, Ballyhale joint manager Michael Fennelly Snr. was looking ahead to Sunday’s Leinster club championship game against Oulart-the-Ballagh, in Wexford Park.

He said: “It’s on top of us straight away. It is not the ideal situation but we’ll try to get the boys back training tonight and back to normality. It’s a new championship, an important championship to the club, but we need to be careful. Oulart-the-Ballagh have had time to think about this game, and I heard an interview on the radio last week, before our own county final, and it was obvious that they were waiting for us.”