Gunners gutted as final tilts to Tipperary champions

Muddied and soaked, the Ballygunner players waited on the Páirc Uí Rinn pitch until the three cheers rang out from the Borris-Ileigh players and followers, then they headed for the dressing-rooms.

Manager Darragh O’Sullivan was devastated in the wake of the narrow loss to the Tipperary champions, but he duly paid tribute to his side’s conquerors: “Taking the game itself, there was absolutely nothing in it, the final score was what, 1-12 to 1-11, which was as close as you can get, obviously.