Match practice was crucial, says Counihan

CORK manager Conor Counihan believes his side’s recent match practice was the key factor in their emphatic victory in yesterday’s Munster SFC semi-final against Waterford in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

The Rebels were far too strong for their opponents as they built on their league final triumph over Dublin and their opening provincial success against Clare a fortnight ago. In contrast, Waterford had been without a competitive game since their concluding league tie on April 10 and Counihan feels they suffered as a result.

“It’s a good number of weeks since they’d even played a league match whereas we’d the national league final up in Dublin, the championship game against Clare and that’s a real big difference,” he said.