Doomsayers wrong about Cork hurling
There was very little hype beforehand, which is a pity, and that’s the GAA’s own fault.
If you can’t whip up a frenzy for two rivalries like Tipperary and Kilkenny or Clare and Limerick, then there’s something seriously wrong.
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