Shefflin: When we really need him, TJ stands up

Henry Shefflin paid tribute to his players for holding off Borris-Ileigh’s late surge in yesterday’s All-Ireland club final.

Ballyhale Shamrocks collected an eighth All-Ireland and Shefflin said their semi-final experience against Slaughtneil’s sweeper stood to them: “Two weeks ago we faced a similar scenario and probably didn’t handle it very well in the first half. I don’t think Colin (Fennelly) was too happy up in Slaughtneil because Ger Bradley was getting too much ball.