It’s magical when young players play with freedom of expression

Before this game last night, the Tipperary seniors did their last hard training session for the Wexford match before arriving into Semple Stadium in their training gear. Liam Sheedy must have left the place buzzing because if Tipperary were looking for an example of what will be required to beat Wexford, their U20s emphatically provided it.

On the overall balance of play, Cork were probably that little bit better but the heart, fight, and character shown by Tipperary was grade-A stuff.