Seamus Plunkett up for fight to avoid Laois drop

Laois hurling manager Seamus Plunkett refuses to rule out hopes of making a league quarter-final while accepting his young side now has it all to do to avoid the drop to Division 2A after their opening defeat to Kerry last Sunday.

Of the two scenarios, the latter looks much the more likely.

The Leinster county fell to an unexpectedly heavy loss to Ciaran Carey’s newly- promoted Kingdom side. Laois now need a win away to Offaly in Tullamore on Sunday to move away from the precipice in 1B, especially given Clare, Limerick and Wexford await.