'I'm delighted to be playing' - Key Kilkenny player back in contention as All- Ireland quarter-final looms
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Kilkenny play Waterford in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Quarter-Finals this Saturday
Kilkenny wing-back Michelle Teehan said she was ‘delighted to be playing alongside the girls’ following Kilkenny’s 1-12 to 1-7 win over Wexford in the final round of the group stages in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship.
The Kilkenny wing-back has been sidelined for a couple of weeks through injury but is determined as ever to play a key role in the decisive part of the county’s season with an All-Ireland quarter-final against Waterford scheduled for Croke Park this Saturday at 1pm.
“I've had a different journey this year than the years gone by, but yeah, it's great to go back out and be on the pitch and wherever I am on the pitch, I'm delighted to be playing alongside the girls rather than just roaring in from the sidelines,” the Village club player commented, adding, “Hopefully maybe (I’ll play in) Croke Park next week, we'll see.”
“It was tough. It was greasy enough out there for a summer's day, but the girls put in the hard work and we dug it out,” Teehan commented after the match.
“First half, I think we were a point down, so it was messy enough hurling, but we just put in a grind today, and it was about coming out with a win and getting a good performance with the girls on the pitch.”
The hosts were keen on putting in a performance before their relegation play-off in a couple of weeks.
“They've great players out there, and they're very good going forward, and they definitely caused difficulties for us there, but it was just about sticking out and getting the fifth win,” Teehan explained.
“Winning is momentum, and we want to keep that going, so today was massive,” she continued, noting the disappointment of losing the corresponding fixture in the Leinster semi-final.
“We came here not so long ago, and it was not a good day for us, so we were righting that wrong today as well. Coming in the door, we were ready to go, we weren’t letting that happen again.”