Skehan: Rebels want to play as well as win

NOEL SKEHAN doesn’t bear any grudges from inter-county hurling. But that’s not to say he’s not bitterly disappointed to have lost the 1978 final which earned Cork the last championship treble.

"We didn't pay too much attention to the three-in-a-row at that time. I don't remember too much about it, except that Cork were a hell of a good team then and were going to take stopping," he said.

"We were there with a good chance until they got that goal, that handy enough goal [scored by Jimmy Barry-Murphy].