Lyng attributes Leinster win to hard work

Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng praised the hard work of his players after they were crowned Leinster senior hurling champions for a sixth consecutive year.

Speaking after the 3-22 to 1-20 victory over Galway at Croke Park secured a 77th provincial title for the Cats, Lyng stressed: “I think it's probably taken for granted that we're going to go out and win these games, but a huge amount of work goes into it, particularly from the players.

“They do it all, and we've been working very hard at that, so I suppose I don't want to, I'm not sure, I mean, we've been tested in different games, at different stages.

“We lost to Wexford, and Dublin we would have been disappointed with a spell in that game as well, and likewise today, so, regardless of who we were playing, we know we're going to have to find another gear or two for the next day, and that's the reality of it.

“But that's something we'll go after, and we're looking forward to that, but we took this campaign very seriously and we got our reward today.

“We're Leinster champions, and that was the objective, but at the same time, we know we've a lot of work to do.”

He added: “Today was about getting the result. The performance overall was decent, I thought. We go into a knockout phase. Everything ramps up. We have a few weeks that we’re going to have to really utilise, and work very hard, and get our heads down for the next step.”