Gardiner refusing to get carried away

KEEPING the feet on the ground, that was man-of-the-match John Gardiner after Sunday’s hard-earned league win by Cork over Kilkenny, and with good reason.

With seven changes from the starting line-up, Kilkenny were a long way removed from the team that completed the four-in-a-row of All-Ireland titles last September, and were also reduced to 14 men for all the second half, yet Cork struggled to put them away.

Still a lot of work to be done then in Cork, and well Gardiner knows it.