Kilkenny rue fadeout but Wexford take huge step in right direction

Ciara O’Connor's injury-time score secured a 1-17 to 3-11 draw for Wexford against All-Ireland champions Kilkenny

UNDER PRESSURE: Kilkenny's Steffi Fitzgerald gets her strike away. Pic: INPHO/Ben Brady

Ciara O’Connor was finding it hard to make sense of it all, after putting the exclamation mark to a thrilling Wexford fightback as well as a magnificent personal nine-point contribution with a brilliant injury-time score securing a 1-17 to 3-11 draw for the visitors against All-Ireland champions Kilkenny in the first round of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship (Group 2) on Saturday.

The point came after O’Connor’s sister and former All-Star, Sarah, won a do-or-die possession, lost her hurley in the process and so kicked expertly in the direction of her sibling, who showed good strength to gather before driving forward and sending over that soaring equaliser on the run.