A stroll in the sun as Cork win at half pace

1. Cork stroll in the sunshine.

AS you would expect, Cork were well ahead of Limerick in quality yesterday. Once Aisake O hAilpín was taken down early on – and Patrick Horgan smacking the resultant penalty to the net – the pattern of the game was clear.

Cork’s ability to respond to any Limerick point with an immediate point of their own was a symbol of their authority. Cork were happy to take points at regular intervals and all their first-choice forwards, with the exception of O hAilpín, knocked over scores at various stages.