Rebels shatter any preconceptions

Presumptions. Preconceptions. Did any of those survive yesterday? Tipp rolled into Páirc Uí Chaoimh to continue the smooth progression that brought them within touching distance of Liam MacCarthy and to consign Cork to a season on the qualifier by-roads, only for the Leesiders to win by an unambiguous 10 points, 3-15 to 0-14.

Those assumptions, presumptions and preconceptions dissolved in the soft mist (assumption one: it’s always scorching for the Munster championship) as Cork rolled back the years with an exhibition of powerful support play which flattened their opponents.