Club clashes crucial to Cork, insists Walsh

CORK boss Denis Walsh last night insisted this weekend’s local championship action is vital ahead of Cork’s Munster SHC clash with Tipperary on May 31. Walsh believes club games are imperative for him and his selectors in ascertaining the form of his Cork squad.

“It’s not a situation whereby we were starting off in January, so that makes the club games important. I’ll be viewing this weekend differently as we’ll be looking to size up who is on form.

“We realise the importance of releasing players to clubs. Since I took over I’ve been urging players to feature with their clubs in games, it’s important. But we’ll be hoping we get proper access to the players then and getting them back to us when we need them for two weeks before the Tipperary match.”