Pain of Ballyhale defeat driving on Fintan Burke and St Thomas'

DRIVEN: Fintan Burke of St Thomas', Galway, pictured ahead of the AIB All-Ireland GAA hurling senior club championship semi-final, which takes place this Sunday, December 18 at Croke Park at 1.30pm. Pic: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Fintan Burke admits last January's AIB All-Ireland club semi-final defeat to Ballyhale Shamrocks, which left '30 grown men' in 'floods of tears', was his lowest moment in hurling.

St Thomas' were on the brink of knocking out the holders when, with stoppage time almost up, TJ Reid won a free off defender Burke which the Kilkenny icon memorably struck to the net, sealing the most dramatic of one-point wins.