Lehane limped off injured against Limerick last Sunday week while Spillane’s back issue has kept him out of action in Cork’s first two championship games.

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Nowlan Park hosts Kilkenny versus Cork in the National Hurling League tomorrow, a clash with tradition, as Cork manager John Meyler says.

Cork manager John Meyler and Waterford boss Paraic Fanning are both strong supporters of pre-season competitions like the Co-Op Superstores Munster senior hurling league, saying it gives teams a chance to blood new players and try different tactics.

Cork manager John Meyler says his attentions are already firmly fixed on their Munster championship opener against Tipperary in May, as they look to win their first All-Ireland since 2005.

Their dominance of Munster and the impact of Mark Coleman and Darragh Fitzgibbon these last two years provides hope but what counters those positives is how the team is in the bad habit of repeating itself.

Cork take on Waterford this Sunday in the last of their Munster SHC round-robin games, having had a break last week, but Rebel manager John Meyler admits he “missed the buzz” of a game, having been in action for the previous three weeks in a row.

Cork senior hurling manager John Meyler is looking for plenty of red and white in the Semple Stadium stands on Sunday — just like last year.

Cork hurling manager John Meyler has consulted his son, Ireland soccer international David, about preparing for the intense Munster SHC round-robin format.

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Cork hurling manager John Meyler is hopeful Mark Coleman will make his first league appearance of the year when Waterford visit Páirc Uí Chaoimh this Sunday.

Cork hurling manager John Meyler has been very impressed with Clare, who have picked up two wins in their first two NHL 1A outings.

John Meyler isn’t underplaying the significance of tonight’s League opener for a minute.

The overload on inter-county hurlers is a growing concern for managers John Meyler and Derek McGrath.

John Meyler would prefer if Cork’s Allianz Division 1A opener against Kilkenny was played on Sunday afternoon and not on Saturday night.

A first tick on the new calendar. The Cork hurlers start 2017 this evening with the Canon O’Brien Cup against UCC (Mardyke, 7pm), but at this time of year, what are the likes of new selector John Meyler looking for?

Kilmoyley boss John Meyler insists tomorrow’s county hurling final with St Brendan’s (Abbeydorney, 2.30pm) is too close to call.

He’s spent the greater portion of his life in Cork, even winning an All-Ireland in the blood and bandage, but John Meyler knows they’ll never allow him to be a Rebel.

All-Ireland medallist John Meyler believes Corkare producing technically excellent hurlers, but claims they are being held back by the lack of real intensity in the local club championships.