'Those lads have to get back' - Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng as championship dream ends
Published 8th Jul 2025, 22:33 GMT
Hear the full interview on the Kilkenny People Sport Podcast
Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng has hailed the contributions of his panel over the 2025 season after their semi-final exit at the hands of Tipperary on Sunday.
"They're a great group of players and it’s just fine margin," he said.
"I thought, to a man, they fought really diligently in the second half.
" I'm very proud of the effort our players put in all year," Lyng continued.
"There's players coming in that dressing room as well who didn’t play today and lads that came on and there’s a big future ahead for a lot of them as well.
"Unfortunately, sport is tough at the highest level and you just have to take that on the chin. We have to learn from it and those lads have to get back."