The letter from Henry Shefflin that inspired Conor McDonald

Conor McDonald hopes to inflict the first setback on Henry Shefflin’s managerial career tomorrow, 12 years after a letter arrived from Shefflin that had so much influence on his own hurling ambitions.

Having helped Naomh Éanna of Gorey to a first Wexford SHC title, inter-county star McDonald lines up against 16-time Kilkenny champions Ballyhale Shamrocks in the Leinster semi-final tomorrow, with former Cats legend Shefflin in the opposition dugout.