Shamrocks fadeout concerns Hoban

Having gone 14 points up in the first half, he suggested the team might have become “mentally soft”.

Kilmacud Crokes’ Brian Sheehy and Mark Grogan consoled by Eoin Cody of Ballyhale Shamrocks

Ballyhale Shamrocks manager Pat Hoban fully understands why there will be a post-mortem into the club’s latest Leinster success.

Eleven points up at half-time, 14 three minutes into the second half, to allow that lead to be whittled down to one point before Shamrocks shook themselves back into gear was unsatisfactory, he accepted.