‘It is an absolute disaster, this is so disappointing’

On the pitch, and along with every other player in blue yesterday, Cratloe wing-back and captain Martin ‘Ogie’ Murphy had run himself ragged as they worked to pull back a seven-point half-time deficit.

Afterwards, having come so close, he was left shattered in every sense.

“We started very well, went two points up, then they got their bearings and went 10 points to two ahead. We got a point back before the break but we left ourselves with too much of a gap. The second half was just brilliant, if only we’d had a bit more of that in the first half we might have taken it. They scored only three points in that half which is testament to the defending we did, from 15 all the way back.