Ballygunner midfielder Shane O’Sullivan believes that there is no substitute for experience when it comes to big games.

On Sunday, O’Sullivan and his team mates will play in one of their biggest games ever as they take on Limerick kingpins Na Piarsaigh in the Munster club SHC final.

This will be repeat of the 2017 decider which the Limerick side won, while they also came out on top when the sides met in the 2015 final.

However, O’Sullivan feels that the experience of playing in those finals will stand to them this weekend as they prepare to travel to Semple Stadium.

“The experience for players is probably the main thing. Just being there and going through the same system of getting the pre-match warm up and playing in Thurles, especially the younger players,” O’Sullivan told the Waterford News & Star.

“Once you go through that two or three times, it’s second nature and you get used to it. Especially the club player who hasn’t played in Thurles, they’ve now played there two or three times in big games. There’s no fear or a worry about it anymore. They’re well used to it so that’s a great place to be.”

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