Winning in Munster not the be-all and end-all

Twelve months on from their first 2013 meeting at the same stage, it is a case of deja vu in Thurles on Sunday.

It marks Clare and Cork’s fourth meeting in that timeframe but there’s something unique about what’s in store.

For the first time in the history of the Munster championship, two counties will meet in the competition having reached the previous year’s All-Ireland final.