Rockies an acid test for resurgent Glen

CORK’S All-Ireland hurling success will yield an immediate dividend this weekend, with the county's four SHC quarter-finals sure to draw large crowds.

Both Glen Rovers and Blackrock are steeped in Cork hurling, the latter having slightly the better of the exchanges over the years.

When Blackrock defeated the Glen in the 1956 final, the clubs didn’t meet in the final again until 1973 when the Rockies were successful. In the intervening 17 years Glen contested eight county finals and won them all.