Dublin SHC: Questions start to mount over Cuala's title defence

Nine points over the hour from Colin Currie kept Na Fianna in control

Cuala’s Liam Murphy has his hurley broken by the block of Na Fianna’s Mairtin Quilty. Picture: INPHO/Brian Reilly-Troy

Holders Cuala showed significant defensive weaknesses when defeated by Na Fianna (3-23 to 2-20) in Saturday's Dublin SHC Group 4 encounter at Parnell Park.

With both teams having already confirmed their qualification to the last eight, the result didn’t prove fatal to Cuala’s title defence but an unconvincing campaign that included laboured wins over Thomas Davis and Setanta has certainly dampened expectations.