Wexford 1-19 Galway 1-19
There will be lots of twitchy drives home over the course of these provincial hurling campaigns, one eye on the road ahead, the other on the rear-view mirror, Henry Shefflin caught cleanly in between on his way out of Wexford on Saturday night.
The Shefflin era looked set to begin in earnest, Galway seemingly safe in front of a Wexford team giving desperate chase, until the five minutes of added time, when they threw it all away. When Wexford levelled at the death they celebrated as if victors, as well they might.
Wexford manager Darragh Egan declined any interviews, though it hardly mattered. Six points down at half-time, again with seven minutes of normal time remaining, the raging courage of his team, inspired by Conor McDonald and Lee Chin, spoke for itself.
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- April 18, 2022
