Waterford have added steel, reckons Noel Connors

Waterford’s Noel Connors believes the Déise can draw solace from their refusal to throw in the towel in the closing stages of Sunday’s Munster final.

The corner-back says this Waterford team have been castigated in the past over their apparent lack of steel, but such a criticism could not be levelled at Derek McGrath’s charges departing Semple Stadium.

“The one good thing was our ability to keep the heads up and keep driving on regardless of going a few points down, giving away a few silly points and hitting some silly wides,” he said.