Underdog no more

PEARSE O’Neill, well isn’t he the dark horse? One of those legendary Cork GAA mushrooms that sprung up overnight but for all evidence to the contrary.

Underdog no more

In fact, Cork’s built-like-a-brick-outhouse powerhouse has been waiting to happen since, well, whenever.

“People think he was a late bloomer, but everyone in the club would say he just wasn’t spotted,” says his Aghada club-mate Paul Kilbane.

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