Seamus Plunkett was delighted with the never-say-die attitude displayed by his Laois team in their comeback win over Westmeath.

Trailing by seven points early in the second half, the O'Moore's looked to be heading out of the Leinster SHC, but inspired by Cha Dwyer, they rallied in the final quarter to win by three points and earn a home quarter-final against neighbours Offaly.

"There was a period around the middle of the second half when we went four or five points down," 'Cheddar' told RTE.

"I have to give great credit to the Laois players, they dug deep at that stage all over the field. Coming down to the end of the game, we spoke about being relentless before we went out on the field, and we certainly got that out of the players."

He continued: "We're delighted. We knew this was going to be a very difficult game. We just wanted to win this game. Westmeath are a very good team, they have some players that would grace any team in Ireland. We are delighted to win it and get into the Leinster quarter-final. That was our goal before the game and we're happy to achieve it."

Plunkett was already looking forward to the Offaly clash on June 7. 

"Before the match we didn't really mind who we played. It's going to be a huge challenge for us. They beat us in the league back in February," he noted.

"There has been a great history between Laois and Offaly over the years. I'm sure that is going to be a rip-roaring match here in a fortnight's time."

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