Facing All-Ireland SHC champions Limerick in the NHL quarterfinal is an ‘opportunity’ for Laois to compete against one of the best teams in the country.

That is the sentiment of their manager Eddie Brennan who was delighted to see his charges reach the last eight of the NHL.

Laois face a mammoth task against the in-form Shannonsiders and Brennan is hoping that his players can learn from the experience.

It’s an opportunity,” Brennan told the Leinster Express. “I always look at it like that. We’re delighted that we got to a league quarterfinal. It’s a way of benchmarking yourself.

“We have to see where we are, we have to embrace this challenge, there’s no point in being afraid of Limerick.

“Limerick are going to come and do what Limerick do, they’re an exceptional team and I think they’re in a great position to go and get the Liam MacCarthy again this year.

“That’s not blowing them up, that’s honest talk as far as I’m concerned, they’re justifiably Liam MacCarthy Cup champions.”

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