Fennelly: We got a second chance and we took it

No prizes for guessing what the Christmas toast will be around the hurling homes of Ballyhale — to second chances.

Colin Fennelly wasn’t too proud to admit that, not for the first time this year, his team profited from the mistakes of others.

He and Kilkenny won their All-Ireland final at the second attempt, of course, when John O’Dwyer’s missed free necessitated a replay.