St Thomas' manager Kevin Lally put his side's Galway SHC success down to the hard work the players put in on the training ground.

"The guys have applied themselves all year. This was their 110th session between training and matches all year. It's a mad stat," he told the Irish Daily Star after the south Galway club dethroned Liam Mellows in yesterday's Tom Callanan Cup decider.

"These training sessions that we put guys through, we pushed them really hard. It was great that we came today and put ina really good performance. I think we are the fittest team in Galway.

"It was brilliant to see some of the scores that we got there today. They are all very natural hurlers. From my point of view, I was trying to bring that bit of the dog into the team, that bit of narkiness."

St Thomas' can now look forward to an All-Ireland club SHC semi-final meeting with Ulster champions Cushendall next February.

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