Waterford’s All-Ireland U21 winning manager Sean Power isn’t the least bit surprised that Cork are once again the talk of the hurling world.

Cork senior hurling selector Pat Ryan doesn’t envisage any of the Rebel U21s jumping into contention for a senior starting place against Dublin in the All-Ireland hurling qualifiers this weekend, but the senior management will still take the U21s’ form against Limerick tonight (Páirc Uí Rinn, 7.30pm) into consideration when picking the side to face Dublin.