JBM as much an icon now as ever

Cork captain Donal Óg Cusack admits he’ll be among his heroes when they launch the Allianz Hurling League on Saturday night against Waterford.

New manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy will officially return to the Rebels hot seat after over a decade away while Sean Óg Ó hAilpín could feature against the Deise after his recall to the panel.

The interest generated from either of those two events would naturally overshadow Leeside legend Cusack’s first game as captain, though he has no problem with that. In fact, he admitted it’ll be a major thrill for him to simply set foot in the same dressing-room again as his ‘hero’ Barry-Murphy.