Wexford manager Liam Dunne has revealed that he has tapped in the world of rugby and boxing to try and help his side become more competitive.

Dunne spent time with renowned boxing coach Billy Walsh as well as visiting the Irish rugby training camp to see could he pick up some tips in how to maximise his side's potential.

Two thousand and fifteen was a year to forget for the Model County as they failed to build on a memorable 2014 campaign.

However, Dunne is looking forward to next year and putting the problems of the past 12 months well and truly behind them.

"I met Billy on several occasions. I got some wonderful advice on ways of moving forward, planning ahead. He spoke with me for several hours on each occasion," Dunne told the Wexford People.

"He was absolutely brilliant. He took me from the highs of 2014 to the lows of this year. His whole approach was to get the levels of intensity up, and getting consistency which would bring a flow to your game."

He added: "I met Michael Kearney, the Irish team manager at Carton House. Having spoken with him for some time, he turned to me and said come along with me now.

"Within minutes I was on the inside of Irish rugby. I was sitting with Mick at the back of the room as Joe Schmidt was taking his squad through a video analysis of their last international. It was a marvellous experience and one that would open your eyes."

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