Cork full back Ciarán Joyce's hurling season over after rupturing ACL

Former captain Robert Downey is also set to miss the remainder of the provincial campaign after damaging ankle ligaments.
HUGE BLOW: Ciarán Joyce has suffered a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament rupture. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile.

HUGE BLOW: Ciarán Joyce has suffered a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament rupture. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile.

Ciarán Joyce has suffered a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament rupture, the Cork senior hurling camp have confirmed.

The Castlemartyr man jarred his leg contesting a ball with Shane O’Brien just minutes into the first half of Sunday’s Munster SHC Round 2 win over Limerick in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

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