Rebels ready for combat, insists Walsh

LAST year Denis Walsh was a spectator in Páirc Uí Chaoimh as Tipperary broke an 85-year hoodoo by seeing off Cork in the Munster championship.

Twelve months on Walsh is in the spotlight as the teams convene again at the same stage, taking up the Cork managerial reins for the first time in championship.

“I didn’t think last year I’d be manager the next time the sides met. With seven or eight minutes to go last year, Cork were only a point down. Cork played well enough in the game – they dominated the 20 minutes after half time, but they didn’t get the scores. If they got the scores then it could have been a different scenario.