Kildare delivered one of their all-time great performances on Sunday, hammering Laois 2-26 to 1-19 to claim a maiden Joe McDonagh Cup and set their course for a first All-Ireland campaign since 2004.

Laois had come into the clash as heavy favourites, and for the entirety of the first half, were living up to that reputation in every area of the game except the scoreboard.

Fortunate as they were to find the refuge of the dressing rooms on level par, Kildare found an entirely different level in the second half, with goals from Jack Travers and Jack Sheridan, as well as 13 points from David Qualter, helping the Lilywhites defy the odds and once again return silverware to Naas.

Thanks to Joshua Bell Curran of balls.ie for the article

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