Kehoe hopeful Tipp 21's can bounce back

By Cóilín Duffy

 

Tipperary forward Mark Kehoe is hoping his side can bounce back from their disappointing Munster final loss to Cork, and deliver in tonight's (Wednesday) All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling semi-final against Galway.

It's the first year that the losing provincial finalists have been given a second chance in this competition, after Galway and the top Ulster side both took part in Leinster this year.

Beaten Leinster finalists Wexford took a heavy beating from Cork in the first semi-final at the weekend, and Kehoe, who will were number 12 in the last-four clash is hopeful the same faith won't happen his side this evening.

"It was definitely hard to regroup after such a demoralising loss," Kehoe told the Nenagh Guardian.

"It was really hard to pick ourselves back up. We took a week of a break and then we met up and we all decided that we were all going to make a huge effort to go fully after this.

"It made a difference that everyone was of the same mindset and everyone really wanted to put in their best effort. We are just dying to get back at it now."

 

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