Lively Cork lay down marker in a free-scoring springtime epic

Cork 0-26 Tipperary 3-16: Fittingly, this NHL clash between Cork and Tipperary was resolved by the game’s dominant personality deep in injury-time, with the result on the line.

The sides were deadlocked at sunny Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday when Cork managed a last late clearance towards Patrick Horgan, and the Glen Rovers man danced infield before splitting the posts for the winner, bringing home supporters in the 8,376 crowd to their feet.

The final scoreline tells you everything about this one, a free-scoring springtime epic, though the scoreline at the half didn’t tell you everything about the first 35 minutes.