After winning a staggering 10 county medals, eight Leinsters and five All-Irelands with Ballyhale Shamrocks, Colin Fennelly was barely running on fumes earlier this year.
For all that success, it didn’t provide any insulation following the agonising defeat to Ballygunner in February’s All-Ireland club final as a last gasp goal denied them a historic three-in-a-row.
Eight months later, however, he now has county medal number 11, along with TJ Reid, as the club moved level at the top of the Kilkenny roll of honour with Tullaroan while becoming the first club to complete the five-in-a-row after a gutsy seven-point win over James Stephens on Sunday.
