O’Connor: a beautiful way to end the year

THAT green and gold machine keeps rolling on.

Newtownshandrum have had bigger days – they’ve certainly had warmer – but yesterday’s Munster club final victory over Ballygunner was summed up succinctly by Jerry O’Connor: “Top class.”

The Gunners’ remarkable comeback from ten points down to level matters with five minutes left made it all the sweeter.