‘Ambitious’ players now switch focus to Munster battle

Pat Ryan could see it coming.

There was a sharpness to his players at training, a crispness to their hurling, an insatiable hunger in the manner they approached every drill, attacked every ball.

The semi-final victory over Na Piarsaigh didn’t suggest such a final performance, didn’t point to such a blitzkrieg of Glen Rovers. Ryan kept faith. He knew, underneath the surface, a performance boiled.