Cleary eyes Ennis test for Rebels

IT was not until the aftermath of last week’s Munster U21 football final in Páirc Uí Rinn that Cork boss John Cleary was able to properly gauge the level of performance his players had produced.

For 60 minutes he found himself wrapped up in the emotions of the game and needed the dust to settle before he could assess Cork’s sparkling 22-point defeat of Kerry.

“When you’re involved in a game, you don’t appreciate what type it is,” he said.