Back injury rules Cork star Masters out until March

CORK’S James Masters won’t return to football until March due to a persistent back injury.

The Nemo Rangers attacker has yet to play this season and will miss the Division Two clash away to Kildare on Sunday. Yet Cork will have a three week break after Sunday’s game before they have four League games scheduled for March and Cork selector Ger O’Sullivan is hopeful Masters will have recovered by then.

Said O’Sullivan: “The injury is not very serious, but it is a slow recovery period. We hoped he’d be okay for Sunday but that’s not going to happen.