‘Shackles off now’ as De La Salle target Munster glory

De La Salle manager Derek McGrath says his club’s third Waterford hurling title is the perfect response to critics within the county.

During the year they had ‘3-3-1’ sewn onto their training tops as a motivational tool to mark their season’s targets — a third Waterford title, a third Munster club title and a first All-Ireland club title. It was criticised as arrogant by some Waterford observers, but McGrath said it was simply “setting out a target”.

“Without being pointed towards anyone, we’re happy that worked out. It was aspirational, like someone setting out a target in their workplace or academically, pointing out what they wanted to achieve.