Laois manager John Sugrue's decision to hand six players their inter-county debuts was justified in the fact that they comfortably defeated Limerick in the opening round of the NFL Division 4 campaign.

The O'Moore County impressed during the nine-point win over Limerick and Sugrue was delighted to get such a response out of the players.

"Them boys are putting their hands up, and they got the jersey because they're putting their hands up strong enough, and stronger than other fellas," Sugrue told the Leinster Express.

"They'll gain an awful lot from playing a game for Laois. Hopefully, they'll play a second game for Laois next weekend and move on from there. Them guys will stay growing all the time.

"For the first night out we're not gonna complain too much. It probably wasn't very exciting to watch but we're over the line."

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