2009 defeat driving Sars on, says Maher

PADRAIC MAHER admits his Thurles Sarsfields side are still driven by the disappointment of last year’s Munster club exit to Newtownshandrum.

Maher was man of the match in Sunday’s semi-final win over Kilmallock as the Tipperary SHC champions go in search of their first provincial crown.

He revealed: “We didn’t do ourselves justice in this competition last year – Newtownshandrum beat us by a point in the semi-final and we thought we should have got over them. We knew it was going to be tough to come out of Tipperary again, and it was, but we got through that thankfully. We are in a Munster final now for the first time. We’ll give it a good rattle. There is just one more match to go before we can relax and try and enjoy the rest of the year.”