Jackie Tyrrell: Inspirational speech ‘from the heart’

On Jackie Tyrrell’s words, Kilkenny unleashed hell, although he’s a little embarrassed by the acclaim that’s come his way courtesy of Colin Fennelly’s revelation.

“There’s been a bit made of it,” he says of his half-time oration to his team-mates. “Some of it has been overhyped. I spoke from the heart. I tried to motivate the boys and show the opportunity that they had in front of them.”

He doesn’t know if he would have stood up and spoken if he was playing but he had been struck by how silent the dressing room was.