Anthony Rainbow hailed his Carlow players after they put their drubbing by Meath behind them to beat Waterford on Saturday.

Showing remarkable powers of recovery from their 28-point Leinster SFC quarter-final mauling a fortnight ago, the Barrowsiders edged a close contest at Dr Cullen Park to set up another home tie with Clare in the second round of the All-Ireland qualifiers.

"It was a team effort," the former Kildare star said.

"It's a 20-plus-man game. It's the players that are on the bench that matter when you're in a tight game like that. You need them in the right frame of mind.

"It is really hard to pick out individuals. Willie Minchin came on and worked very hard - Jack Kennedy scored a point. Everybody made a contribution.

"I am happy with the win - this group of Carlow players deserve it. This Carlow team is not far off the finished product." Tweet

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