Champions Cork taking nothing for granted against untested Galway

CORK enter this afternoon’s All-Ireland IHC semi-final against Galway (3.30pm) having played two games, while the Connacht side are making their first appearance.

“That might suit us in one way,” said Cork coach John Keane, “but their senior result against Tipperary last Sunday is bound to put a spring in Galway’s step, and we’ll be taking nothing for granted against them in Thurles.

“If we were playing any other team we’d know what to expect but this is Galway’s first outing in the championship, so they are an unknown quantity as far as we are concerned.