A victory built on teamwork and early second-half scores

DONAL O’GRADY was at pains yesterday to again play down Cork’s performance in the Guinness Munster SHC Final at Semple Stadium.

"We are only halfway to our objective," he said."There are still two very difficult hurdles to overcome but, yes, it was very pleasing to have turned a five-point half-time deficit around in the second half.

"People may not realise it but the wind played a major factor. There was no panic at half-time when we went in five points down, as it was worth a couple of scores.