Anthony Cunningham believes the scare Galway received from Laois was ideal preparation for the Leinster SHC final on July 7.

The reigning Leinster kingpins were staring at a shock defeat until Davy Glennon struck a crucial goal with 12 minutes remaining to finally break the O'Moore County's brave resistance.

"We were expecting that. Laois have been going very well this year," the Galway manager said in the Irish Daily Star.

"We were a bit rusty. We would be happy with how we finished, but there is a lot of room for improvement. Laois were very good, very gutsy, they took some great scores.

"It's great for hurling to see Laois back playing like that. That game will sharpen us up a lot. I'd like to congratulate Laois on the year they are after having - long may it continue.

"There's no point being in the Leinster championship unless you have the ambition to go on to win it. That's our aim - one game at a time to try to retain the Leinster title." Tweet

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