Sars and Erin’s Own name managers

FORMER Cork senior hurler Pat Ryan will manage his native Sarsfields next season.

Ryan’s appointment was ratified at the club’s AGM over the weekend and the 1999 Cork All-Ireland senior hurling winner has opted to step back from a playing role to concentrate on the management position.

Ryan, who also won an All-Ireland U21 medal with Cork in 1997, was part of the Sarsfields squad that won the county senior hurling title after a gap of 51 years in 2008 against Bride Rovers and also claimed the crown when they defeated Glen Rovers last year.