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\u201cTo win the first one was always the monkey on our back.\u00a0It was completely new to all of us.<\/p>\n
\u201cNone of us had been involved in a Leinster club championship before.\u00a0I\u2019d say we were just beaten by a better Oulart team, no doubt about it.<\/p>\n
\n Dejected Cuala players after their Leinster final loss to Oulart<\/p>\n
Source: Cathal Noonan\/INPHO<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re just looking ahead to this weekend and concentrating on winning a back to back Dublin senior championship, it\u2019d be a huge achievement for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
And they\u2019re after getting one high-profile 2016 winner back in their ranks in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
In the wake of Dublin\u2019s All-Ireland football success, Con O\u2019Callaghan picked up a hurley again and came on as a substitute in their semi-final win over Cuala.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn fairness Con had a great year with the Dublin footballers,\u201d says Schutte. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s still playing with the club hurlers and footballers. It shows what the club means to him. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe Thursday after the All-Ireland final he was back training, back pucking around.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Cuala hurler Con O’Callaghan during their semi-final against Lucan Sarsfields<\/p>\n
Source: Tommy Dickson\/INPHO<\/p>\n
\u201cCon probably last year had the choice to play hurling or football. He chose football and won himself an All-Ireland medal so you can\u2019t argue with that. <\/p>\n
\u201cTo be honest, I was surprised at how sharp his touch was because he hadn\u2019t picked up a hurl in the last nine months. But he\u2019s come back, he\u2019s done well in training and he\u2019s a great asset to have really.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n Con O’Callaghan lifts the Sam Maguire after Dublin’s title win<\/p>\n
Source: Ryan Byrne\/INPHO<\/p>\n
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