“We’d have done anything to win today!” | Tony Considine after Kilmallock’s Munster semi-final win

Kilmallock will now play Ballygunner in the Munster final in early January.

Kilmallock made light work of Midleton in the TUS Gaelic Grounds on Sunday afternoon to secure their place in the Munster Senior Club final in early January.

Kilmallock led by as many as nine points at half time, dominating their Rebel opponents from start to finish.

Speaking after the game, Kilmallock manager Tony Considine said that Limerick’s success has had a knock on effect to the county champions who were determined to follow in their footsteps.

“John Kiely and his team are handling this very well. And there’s a spin off from that. Everyone wants to hurl and we are all hurling people and we want to see the hurling coming on. The more people see Limerick and other counties going well, the more they will want to play.

“The game is all about the hurling. Ok, we wanted to win the game, but we’d have done anything to win today and we have won!

“When we got on top, we stayed there and we had made that commitment to ourselves.”

Kilmallock now have the small matter of a Munster final to look forward to as they take on 2018 champions Ballygunner in early January after they overcame Loughmore Castleiney.

Kilmallock were last champions in 2014 with a number of that panel still involved. Ballygunner were beaten by Cratloe in the first round that year and have featured in the competition every year since, reaching four finals in that time.

But, the Munster decider aside, Considine feels that the club championship campaign needs to be moved to the start of the season, allowing for intercounty in autumn in winter as he thinks “it could work out better.”

“I have my own opinion on it and I think the club championship should definitely be played first. You could have the club championship in April and have it over by July. You could go onto your county then, after all they did play an All-Ireland final at Christmas time a couple of years ago.

“I’d just like to see the club come first, I just feel like it could work out better.”

Watch the interview with Considine in full below.