Terrific Tipp blow rattled Rebels off park

ALL-IRELAND SHC SEMI-FINAL:

Having played twice since Cork beat Limerick, Tipperary were bound to be the sharper team at the outset. Not, as it transpired, for the vast majority of the game. The tag of Munster champions appeared only a millstone around Cork’s necks, the five-week hiatus a killer.

In front of a 68,728 mostly made up of their own supporters, Cork didn’t show up yesterday. Their lack of focus was evident from the time Shane O’Neill fumbled an easy ball and allowed Seamus Callanan in for a sixth minute goal to Paudie O’Sullivan’s vain attempt to lift the ball on three occasions in the 58th minute.