Graham ‘gutted’ as Macroom give all

De La Salle manager Eric Graham expressed his disappointment at the end result in yesterday’s Corn Uí Mhuirí decider but insisted he was hugely proud of his players after their courageous second-half fightback.

“We’re very proud of that bunch of players. Another team would have thrown in the towel at half-time, being seven points down in a Munster final. But they showed great character and belief.

“We’re obviously very disappointed. There’s nothing like getting to a Munster final and then being beaten. I’m gutted for the lads really. Having gone in at half-time seven points down, we asked them to dig deep and show belief that the match was not over.