Enda McEvoy: Cork may not possess Limerick’s panoply of virtues, but must match their bloody-mindedness

Events in Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Saturday evening will unfold along the lines chosen by Limerick.

CARRY THE FIGHT: Declan Dalton of Cork battles Limerick's Peter Casey. Pic: Daire Brennan, Sportsfile

This time last year the MacCarthy Cup holders had scraped past Waterford and lost to Clare. They looked vulnerable. They looked mortal. They looked as though the attrition that comes with being half a decade on the road, with winning three All Irelands in a row and four in five, was fraying them at the edges.

Riiiiight.