Holland’s touch of class

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The Leesiders had to dig deep defensively to seal their first Bateman Cup since completing a league and cup double back in 2010, and Con captain Gerry Hurley was thrilled their defence proved to be as effective in the second half as their attack had been in the first.

“We’re absolutely delighted. It was a great defensive display, particularly in the second half. We attacked well in the first half. At times this year we’ve let ourselves down early on in games. We’ve had to battle back into them,” Hurley remarked afterwards.