Poor start cost us, admits Rebel boss Kenneally

CORK boss Pat Kenneally expressed pride in his players despite Saturday night’s defeat in the All-Ireland IHC final.

However he admitted their poor start proved their downfall.

“It was the start that we didn’t need. But to be fair while it was a bad start, at half-time we were only a point down after a tough struggle. “We came out in the second half and got that point back. We needed everything to go our way – we needed the rub of the green. We needed the referee to look on us favourably, which I imagine he didn’t. I think we were five points down before we even got going.