'We wanted to question Cavan’s hunger': How jubilant Wicklow stuck to the plan

'It was very, very simple,' said Wicklow manager Davy Burke. 'I’ve been in successful dressing-rooms and it’s very hard to go again if you’re not used to it'

Conor Byrne celebrates with Wicklow selectors following the win. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Two moments from the minutes immediately after Wicklow’s remarkable win in Navan underlined their Herculean effort, which saw them emerge 3-11 to 0-18 winners.

Firstly, defender Nicky Devereux, a former Dublin footballer, skipping the post match stretches with his leg still in cramp. With all their subs used up, and Ulster champions Cavan throwing the kitchen sink at the Leinster minnows, he’d hobbled through the final few minutes of their biggest win in years at full-forward.