By:
Conor Martin
London captain Sean Glynn is hoping he and his team-mates can do themselves justice in this weekend’s Christy Ring Cup Final against Derry.
The side from the English capital head to Croke Park looking to end a 13-year wait for a Christy Ring Cup title. London won the cup back in 2012, but were last in the final in 2018 but were well beaten by Kildare.
London finished second behind this Saturday’s opponents, Derry, the only side to beat the Londoners in the group stage. Although it was a game, London will look at back and say they threw it away.
London captain Sean Glynn hoping to avoid second cup heartbreak
Derry have lost the last four Christy Ring Cup finals they’ve featured in. But London must overcome their own obstacle this weekend.
They were beaten by Mayo in the Allianz Hurling League Division 3 despite having a comfortable half-time lead. To make things worse, London had gone into the game with a 100% record.
Glynn reflected on their league final defeat: “1-8 isn’t going to win you an argument, let alone a game. I think they wanted it a little bit more because we’d beaten them in the round robin stage,” said Glynn. “It wasn’t soul-destroying, but the following week turned into a real reflection going into the Meath game. How were we so poor?
“After a couple of days, we buried the hatchet on it and said, ‘look, that wasn’t us’. We regrouped and used it as an incentive throughout the championship to say ‘we’re not going to allow ourselves to be that poor. We don’t want that level of performance again. We went into that final as favourites and we didn’t perform. So maybe we’re better off going into this one as underdogs. We’ve nothing to lose.”
‘Proud moment’
In an interview with the Irish World’s Damian Dolan, London skipper Glynn said:
“Hopefully, we can do ourselves justice. My young nephews are all excited now to see us in Croke Park. It’s a great thing for us as a team. But it’s also a very proud moment for all our families and friends getting to see us playing there and getting to be part of the occasion.
“And if we give it a right crack, we’ve a great chance of bringing the cup back to London. It would be something special to go up the Hogan Stand and accept the Christy Ring on behalf of this fantastic team and the work that everyone has put in.”
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