Ballygunner edge tough battle for poignant 14th title win

Ballygunner 0-16 Tallow 0-12: Few clubs personify the Déise hurling spirit better than the famed Ballygunner club that captured its 14th Waterford senior title after a hard fought win over Tallow at Walsh Park yesterday.
Ballygunner edge tough battle for poignant 14th title win
Mon, 19 Oct, 2015 - 01:00
Edward Newman

The poignancy of the occasion wasn’t lost on players, management and supporters either after the club lost one of their famed sons last month. Paul Foley (RIP) was a key player on six county-winning sides and scored the crucial goal in their only Munster Club success in 2001 over Blackrock.

“I knew of Paul Foley very well, and sometimes as an outsider you don’t understand that incredible link between Paul and the club,” said Ballygunner manager, Denis Walsh, afterwards.

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