McCarthy: The best team won by far, they’re fairly ahead of us

James McCarthy rounded up his Castlehaven troops in a huddle after the final whistle and told them tocelebrate their county title.

The manager had no complaints with yesterday’s result, the club’s first Munster final defeat, but was full of praise for his young side after bridging a 15-year gap to their last decider appearance.

“The best team won by far. We’re disappointed that we didn’t put up a better performance but we weren’t let, in fairness.