Rebels benefiting from league focus, says Gardiner

JOHN GARDINER claims Cork’s qualification for the NHL final reflects the investment of their energies in this year’s campaign.

Previous Rebels teams have been accused of ghosting through the early months of the year, with all their focus on the business end of the season and the Championship.

Cork boss Denis Walsh even admitted ahead at the launch of this year’s league that in the past, “realistically, there probably was” less interest in winning the league than there should have been.