Carlow’s remarkable rise continues against ‘catastrophic’ Kildare

Carlow 2-14 Kildare 1-10 

Carlow’s remarkable rise continues against ‘catastrophic’ Kildare

Kildare may have lost their previous 11 games across three competitions in a run stretching close to a year but this still represented a welcome, surprising change to the normal narrative between sides who had wintered in such different surrounds.

There was no shortage of soothsayers disputing the notion of an ‘upset’ after the event but odds of 7/1 against Carlow had established just how big an ask this was for the Barrowsiders whose last championship success against their neighbours was recorded in 1953.

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