Tipperary 4-15 Cork 1-14: Tipperary blitzed Cork for a crucial first win of the Munster MHC round-robin which keeps alive their hopes of progressing.

Cork’s nine-year wait for a Munster MHC final appearance is over as Denis Ring’s young troops produced a hugely impressive performance to down the reigning champions in this evening’s semi-final replay.

Cork have named an unchanged team for this evening's Munster MHC semi-final replay against Tipperary at Páirc Uí Rinn (7.30pm).

The Munster MHC semi-final replay between Cork and Tipperary will not go ahead as scheduled tomorrow afternoon, with the game pushed back until Monday evening, writes Eoghan Cormican.

Cork 1-24, Waterford 0-8: Cork eased into the semi-finals of the Munster MHC with this 19-point rout of Waterford The Déise, who entered the contest off the back of a heavy defeat to Clare, were aided by a slight breeze in the opening period and yet found themselves seven in arrears at the break, 0-11 to 0-4. 

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Should the Cork minor hurlers find a way past Waterford this evening, the likely prize — if you can even call it that — is a Munster MHC semi-final meeting away to All-Ireland champions Tipperary.

A look ahead to tonight’s three games...

Munster MHC final

Declan Hannon and Seamus Hickey have been returned to the Limerick hurling team for tomorrow evening’s qualifier clash against Dublin.

Electric Ireland Musnter MHC final replay

Limerick 0-23 Cork 2-15

Limerick chairman Oliver Mann has slammed the Munster Council’s decision to stage the provincial hurling decider at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on July 13.

Electric Ireland Munster MHC quarter-final:

Limerick begin the defence of their Munster MHC title at the Gaelic Grounds tonight (7pm) against Tipperary, the county they beat in last year’s semi-final (1-17 to 0-17) en-route to claiming a first minor provincial crown since 1984.

Cork 5-26 Kerry 0-09

Waterford 1-13 Clare 0-11

Cork and Waterford’s Munster quarter-final next May has been fixed for Semple Stadium.

The Waterford management have made three changes in personnel, as well as a number of positional switches, for tonight’s Electric Ireland Munster MHC semi-final play-off with Clare at Fraher Field in Dungarvan (throw-in 7pm).

Tipperary 2-18 Waterford 1-15

Cork 3-15 Clare 2-14

Donal Moloney and Gerry O’Connor have been named the Bord Gáis Energy Munster GAA Managers of the Year for 2012.

After Kilkenny’s weekend demolition job on highly-rated Dublin in the Leinster SHC semi-final many hurling pundits wondered if that was it, if everyone else is now just playing for second place.

A facile win for Tipperary in this Munster MHC semi-final in Semple Stadium last night, a resounding win over a Waterford team that had been beaten in the last two Munster finals and were this year fancied in some quarters to go all the way.

David Power believes Tipperary have proven themselves as a genuine football force at minor level after they qualified for the county’s fourth Munster MFC final in five years with Wednesday night’s semi-final win over Cork.

Munster MHC champions Clare face a strong test from Cork in Cusack Park, Ennis this evening (7pm) in a backdoor play-off that will determine who faces Limerick in the Jun 29 semi-final.

Cork bounced back from their opening night defeat Limerick to hammer Kerry in this Munster MHC play-off clash at Austin Stack park on Saturday.

THEIR senior fortunes may be at a low ebb but the underage ranks continue to generate promise for Clare hurling.

STAGING the Munster MHC semi-finals on different nights last month afforded the competing managers a chance to scout the opposition.

BRIAN CUTHBERT put his hands up and admitted it. At half-time of the Munster MFC semi-final in Ennis back in May, the Cork manager was happy with the five-point advantage his team had established against the wind.

TONY KELLY played a captain’s part at soggy Semple Stadium last night as holders Clare advanced to a Munster MHC final meeting with Limerick or Waterford on July 10.

Diarmuid O’Flynn and Fintan O’Toole argue both sides of the debate

WATERFORD corner-back Eoin Murphy was released from hospital yesterday after fracturing his skull in a club match last Friday night.

AN injury-time goal by substitute Michéal Harney put the seal on Waterford’s win over Tipperary in a frantic finish to last night’s Munster MHC quarter-final in Walsh Park.

PLUCKY Kerry put up a brave show against Clare in this Munster MHC opener at the Austin Stack Park, Tralee last evening before succumbing in the second-half to last year’s beaten All-Ireland finalists.

CORK manager John Considine has called on six players from his minor hurling squad of last year for tomorrow night’s Munster MHC first round clash with Limerick in the Gaelic Grounds.

WATERFORD will include five of the team which won last year’s Munster MHC for tonight’s semi-final against Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

THE All-Ireland SFC qualifier between Kildare and Antrim will go ahead as scheduled tomorrow night in Newbridge, and Dermot Earley jnr will be available to line out for the Lilywhites.

CAVAN attacker Seanie Johnston has emerged a major doubt for their All-Ireland SFC round 1 qualifier against Wicklow on Saturday evening in Kingspan Breffni Park after suffering a recurrence of an elbow injury.

TIPPERARY boss Mark O’Leary has made four changes to his starting line-up from the side beaten by Cork for tonight’s Munster MHC play-off against Clare in Ennis (6.30pm).