Dessie Hutchinson: Ballygunner loss to Borris-Ileigh 'made us stronger'

Hutchinson, who hit 1-9 in Ballygunner’s emphatic win over Roanmore in Sunday’s Waterford SHC final, was already thinking of the Munster club championship at the final whistle

Ballygunner's Dessie Hutchinson is tackled by Dale Hayes of Roanmore at Walsh Park. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Dessie Hutchinson, who hit 1-9 in Ballygunner’s emphatic win over Roanmore in Sunday’s Waterford county final, was already thinking of the Munster club championship at the final whistle — and maybe avenging defeat by Borris-Ileigh in their last outing in the competition back in 2019.

“It’s probably made us stronger more than anything,” said Hutchinson of that loss to the Tipperary champions. “We know we can’t have that happen again and that’s not taking anything away from Borris-Ileigh because they were the better team on the day.