Discipline saga not a distraction for Déise

WATERFORD boss Justin McCarthy said the Cork hurlers’ long-running discipline saga wasn’t a distraction for his side ahead of Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final.

“To be honest, that wasn’t in our thoughts,” said McCarthy. “Cork are Cork and they have a supply of players coming through, one as good as the other, when it comes down to it. Our job was to focus on our game, to get our game plan in order and to play to the best of our ability.

“We knew it was going to be hard. Cork are a great team too, don’t forget. They’re Munster champions. They were going to be playing for pride, just as we were and we knew it was going to go right to the end. We were probably short a little bit of match practice.”