Derek McGrath hails players’ resilience

While expressing disappointment with referee Diarmuid Kirwan’s decision to award Tony Kelly an equalising free deep in stoppage time, Waterford boss Derek McGrath hailed the resilience of three men who carried personal grief into yesterday’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1 final.

Waterford players Patrick Curran and Jamie Barron, as well as Clare selector Louis Mulqueen, are mourning the loss of loved ones at the present time.

Curran buried his godfather, who was also his uncle, while Barron’s grandmother will be buried this morning.