Carrigtwohill 1-21 Bride Rovers 2-13

Midleton 1-24 Bride Rovers 1-11

At the end of June, Brian Murphy’s prospects of playing hurling again in 2013 looked bleak.

The Cork hurlers have been dealt a blow with the news that defender Brian Murphy will not feature again this year.

Cork will be captained by Bride Rovers’ Brian Murphy in Sunday’s Munster SHC clash with Clare.

They’ve rattled off 4-50 in their last two games, 4-74 including the Tipperary game and seem to have cured their goal-scoring shyness, but Brian Murphy isn’t running away with himself about Cork’s Championship credentials.

BRIDE ROVERS’ remarkable resilience in championship hurling surfaced again in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday night.

THE final scoreline was emphatic enough, but Na Piarsaigh still had to call on all their resources to overcome a resilient Bride Rovers in the first round of the Cork County senior hurling championship at Watergrasshill last evening.

THE controversy over the expulsion of Glen Rovers and Bride Rovers from the Cork senior hurling championship took another twist yesterday when the two clubs issued statements apologising for their actions.

CORK GAA faces fixture chaos following last night’s county board meeting, which deferred next week’s senior hurling relegation games involving Bride Rovers, Cloyne, Blackrock and Blarney.

TROUBLE ahead for the Bride Rovers and Glen Rovers in Cork, after the mass brawl before half-time in their tempestuous Cork SHC clash in Páirc Ui Chaoimh yesterday.

WITH ace forward Eoin Kelly passed fit following a back injury, Tipperary have named nine of the side that started against Kilkenny in last season’s All-Ireland final for tomorrow night’s opening Allianz NHL game against the champions under lights at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

Bride Rovers 2-13 St. Finbarr’s 0-9

GAA PRESIDENT Sean Kelly came in for stinging criticism at yesterday’s Cork GAA convention for ‘espousing’ personal views on the opening up of Croke Park to rugby and soccer.