Collins proud of UL's 'fighting' spirit in O'Connor Cup showpiece

UL players celebrate with the cup after the Yoplait LGFA O'Connor Cup final victory UCC at DCU in Dublin. 

UL manager DJ Collins said he was proud of the fighting spirit of his new look squad as they claimed the Yoplait Ladies HEC O’Connor Cup on Saturday.

UL are the standard-bearers in this competition and were featuring in their seventh final in a row. They took an 0-8 to 0-0 lead into the first water break against UCC on Saturday but only held on for a 0-12 to 0-11 win after Kellyann Hogan missed a late free.