Carlow fitness counts
The campaign to raise awareness about suicide is a very worthy one but it was a serious business on the pitch too.
Carlow were heavily favoured to progress, having spent a season in Division 1B of the league with the likes of Dublin, Limerick, Wexford and Offaly, while London’s opposition in Division 2B – two tiers lower – was made up of Christy Ring and Nicky Rackard Cup teams. Their isolation makes organising meaningful challenge matches impossible and so, anything other than a home win would have been a shock.
