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Laois Need To Be 'Defensively Strong' To Beat Down - Jack Nolan

Friday, 23 June 2023 11:44

The O'Moore County are 70 minutes away from this year's decider.

Laois will have to be defensviely strong to overcome Down at Croke Park.

Those are the thoughts of Midlands 103 commentator Jack Nolan ahead of the O'Moore County's Tailteann Cup semi final meeting with Down this Sunday.

Billy Sheehan's side have had an up and down season defensively having had 4-30 buried past them by Dublin, as well as conceding 2-20 to Cavan and 2-14 to London during the group stage.

Improvements have been in that department having only conceded 1-09 to Fermanagh and 0-14 to Limerick in their last two outings.

Speaking to David Hollywood, Nolan says Laois have had a range of luck over the previous two games:

Thrown in on Sunday from Croke Park is at 4:00pm.

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