Pat Hoban impressed by Shamrocks' evergreen stalwarts

Ballyhale boss Hoban says a great indication of Shamrocks’ appetite was the decision by Joey Holden to return to the fold after cutting short plans to travel

STAR MAN: TJ Reid of Shamrocks Ballyhale is tackled by Simon Leacy of Naas during the AIB Leinster SHC semi-final at Croke Park last month. Pic: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

It wasn’t on friendship alone that Pat Hoban agreed to take over as Ballyhale Shamrocks.

Henry Shefflin may be a good pal of his, the pair being Bank of Ireland work colleagues, but it was never a case of the Mullinavat man doing the Kilkenny great a favour taking over Ballyhale Shamrocks.