O’Sullivan to lead from the front as Cloyne hope to snatch elusive title

IT WAS one of the images of the 2003 hurling season on Leeside. When Cloyne won a late penalty in the county SHC semi-final against Blackrock they needed a goal to win and this was their lifeline.

Diarmuid O’Sullivan’s effort hit the bar and seemed to rebound halfway down the Monahan Road and Cloyne were out. A cruel blow, given Cork had already lost the All-Ireland final to Kilkenny that year, but the Cork full-back looks on the bright side.

“We’ve been very lucky in the last few years, we’ve been able to come back from Cork duty to compete in the latter stages of the championship. We were in the semi-final in 2003 and everyone knows the history since then. We’ve been very lucky to have that to fall back on, other lads with Cork haven’t.