Cork 1-14 Tipperary 1-11: A sharper Cork side, spearheaded by the impressive Damien Gore and Mark Buckley up front, had a touch too much class for Tipperary in this Munster MFC quarter-final last night in Páirc Uí Rinn.

DESPITE the recession, up to 10,000 Munster supporters are expected to travel to San Sebastian in northern Spain for the Heineken Cup semi-final clash with French side Biarritz Olympique.

AUSTRALIA ended their six-match tour with a hard-fought 18-11 win over the Barbarians in the Olympic Centenary match at Wembley last night.

Wily Australian Alan Gaffney was hardly turning cartwheels under the je black Limerick sky after his side’s 51-0 demolition of lowly Benetton Treviso, but afforded himself a smile of satisfaction in the aftermath.