Mary Immaculate boss Jamie Wall plays down favourite's tag

Mary Immaculate 0-19 Limerick IT 0-14: Mary Immaculate manager Jamie Wall played down the favourite’s tag that has been thrust upon his side, but after Aaron Gillane fired them to a Fitzgibbon Cup derby win over LIT, the manager is confident his side can cope with any pressure that comes their way against IT Carlow.

It was a powerful second-half showing from the defending champions that forced their way past Davy Fitzgerald’s LIT, but with Gillane in super form from frees – he hit 12 points in total – Mary I were always going to be hard beaten.

In today’s final they will face a side ravaged by injuries with a gruelling extra-time in their legs, but Wall thinks there is little to separate the two teams.