Allen: tough test will do us good

NATURALLY, John Allen would have preferred if it hadn’t been so stressful.

Watching Limerick storm back in Thurles on Saturday and admitting afterwards that he would have been happy with a draw, the Cork manager agreed that there was a benefit to be gained for his team.

Looking to their fourth consecutive Guinness All-Ireland hurling semi-final in a fortnight with a mixture of concern and optimism, he remarked: “I have no doubt it will do us good.”