Cork 1-16 Clare 0-6

LAST season, in Brian Cuthbert’s first competitive game in charge of the Cork minor footballers, they departed Cusack Park with a huge sense of relief after a late scoring spree helped them defeat Clare.

AS he walked off the pitch in Páirc Uí Rinn five weeks ago after watching his Cork minor football charges defeat Clare by five points, Brian Cuthbert felt it would not be the last time his side’s path would cross with the Banner outfit.

CORK claimed the scalp of Clare at the opening hurdle of the Munster MFC for the second successive year when they had five points to spare at the end of last night’s quarter-final clash in Páirc Ui Rinn.

KERRY manager Pat O’Driscoll has named five members of last year’s minor squad in his starting 15 for tomorrow night’s Munster MFC quarter-final against Waterford in Austin Stack Park.

TIPPERARY manager David Power insists his team has nothing to fear against Cork in the ESB Munster MFC semi-final on May 12.

CORK progressed as expected in last night’s ESB Munster MFC quarter-final at Cusack Park in Ennis but no one in their camp need to be reminded that they made heavy weather of seeing off a brave and spirited Clare side.