Rathgormack's regret: 'We should have beaten them...if only we'd had a night's sleep'

Twenty eight years ago the Waterford champions held the reigning All-Ireland club winners to a draw - and made plans for the replay that sundered their hopes

POWER-PACKED: Rathgormack's Declan Power clearing his lines under pressure from a trio of Killorglin players in the 1996 Munster Club SFC replay at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney. Pic: Dan Linehan.

Thumping dance music kept the Rathgormack players awake the Saturday night before the 1996 Munster semi-final replay against Laune Rangers.

The previous week, the Waterford champions earned a draw against the defending All Ireland champions in Fraher Field. The return trip to Kerry turned into a nightmare.