Dunloy's Paddy Richmond is "under no illusions" as the Ulster champions prepare to face Portumna.

Cuchullain's meet the defending All-Ireland club hurling champions in Sunday's semi-final at Parnell Park and Antrim star Richmond - winner of successive Ulster Club Hurler of the Year awards - isn't about to underestimate the enormity of the task ahead:

"They are an awesome team and we are under no illusions about what they are going to bring to the game.

"We've a good squad of players ourselves and we have worked hard over the winter and got a lot of hurling done.

"Come Sunday we'll get our heads right and get ourselves into the right shape and we'll give it a good crack.

"We are still hungry. We want to get back to a club final just as much as Portumna would want to win it again.

"We'd like to get back there too so we'll be pushing everything for Sunday towards that." Tweet

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