O’Brien hails Corbett’s hat-trick heroics

EDDIE O’BRIEN has credited fellow All-Ireland hat-trick hero Lar Corbett with achieving a much more difficult feat than his own 40 years ago.

Tipperary’s Corbett recorded the first three-goal haul in an All-Ireland hurling decider since Cork’s O’Brien in 1970 against Wexford.

Corbett’s effort helped Tipp shock Kilkenny 4-17 to 1-18 at Croke Park last Sunday, four decades after O’Brien’s hat-trick contributed to a record 64-point final scoreline as Cork beat Wexford 6-21 to 5-10.