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would have took a lot of the training sessions, the skills.
“Richie O’neill is a good fella too, good head on him and Paddy
Phelan obviously good at selecting players. So all in all, a great backroom team.
“They helped build that team and build that identity and build that culture that we kind of lost over the last couple of years I think.” Fennelly outlined how he was able to get more out of his ailing body for the club having retired from county last year on the back of numerous injury problems. He said: “Coming in off the back of Kilkenny, you’re always coming in with problems.
“In 2017 I came off with a hamstring tear, I’d a big infection in my foot and a had a groin
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problem so about three things wrong with me and that’s tough when your club are expecting you to come back with an impact straight away so that was definitely a plus.
“I was in America for a couple of months and I came back with an achilles problem so that wasn’t ideal.
“But the body is the body and luckily enough it came right in the last couple of weeks and we had no injuries [on Sunday], which is huge.” ULSTER CLUB SFC QUARTER-FINAL: Crossmaglen (Armagh) v Coalisland (Tyrone), Athletic Grounds, 7pm
CONNACHT CLUB SFC QUARTER-FINALS: Clann na Gael (Roscommon) v Tir Chonaill Gaels (London), Dr Hyde Park, 1pm Tourlestrane (Sligo) v Ballintubber (Mayo), Enniscrone, 2pm
Adare (Limerick) v The Nire (Waterford), Gaelic Grounds, 3.30pm, Moyle Rovers (Tipperary) v Dr Crokes (Kerry), Tipperary venue, TBC
ULSTER CLUB SFC QUARTERFINALS: Cargin (Antrim) v Gweedore (Donegal), Corrigan Park, 2.30pm, Castlerahan (Cavan) v Coleraine (Derry), Kingscourt, 2.30pm, Burren (Down) v Scotstown (Monaghan), Pairc Esler, 2.30pm
GALWAY SFC FINAL REPLAY: Corofin v Mountbellew-moylough, Pearse Stadium, TBC
LEINSTER CLUB SHC QUARTERFINALS: Coolderry (Offaly) v Mount Leinster Rangers (Carlow), O’connor Park, 1.30pm
Ballyboden St Endas (Dublin) v Clonkill (Westmeath), Parnell Park, 2pm, Camross (Laois) v Naomh Eanna (Wexford), O’moore Park, 2pm
MUNSTER CLUB SHC SEMIFINALS:
Na Piarsaigh (Limerick) v Clonoulty-rossmore (Tipperary), Gaelic Grounds, 1pm
Ballygunner (Waterford) v Ballyea (Clare), Walsh Park, 1.30pm