Ulster grit gets Laois on a roll

Wexford 2-08 Laois 0-16

Laois had seen how Kieran McGeeney’s Ulster edge transformed the Lilywhites, turning them from mediocrity into perennial contenders, and this latest outing in Wexford suggests Laois are chiselled from the same rock.

Ten years ago the county claimed a Leinster title with a squad of players small in stature but big on skill but the current crop are larger men who make more of a virtue out of their willingness to work.