Gavin: We didn’t expect this

So, back-to-back 16-point victories for Jim Gavin and his Dublin side but he’s not struggling to keep a straight face.

No, his post-match press conference yesterday was delivered in the professionally pragmatic and at times clipped manner you’d expect from a former member of the air corps.

Asked if the 16-points win was the best under his stewardship, he disagreed. “We always have areas to improve on. Certainly, there were some nice passages of play and some well-constructed scores but we’re always looking for improvement and it’s not coming from me, it’s coming from the players. They’ll drive it on. We were looking for a result today and we got it.”