We had to bite bullet, says a relieved Allen

EXCITEMENT, thrills and passion ….. Cork and Clare served up a special spectacle yesterday in an All-Ireland SHC semi-final that had it all.

Croke Park was throbbing as Cork looked like being overwhelmed by their Munster counterparts as Clare held a six point lead midway through the second half.

However drawing on their experience of two All-Irelands and five Munster titles in the last six years, coach John Allen and his selectors made the decisions that turned this classic in their favour.