Ryan: It was a very flat performance

It’s not physical, it’s mental, that was the assessment of Tipperary manager Declan Ryan after this defeat by Cork yesterday.

“Ah sure I suppose from a Tipp perspective it was a very flat performance. We never seemed to ignite at any stage during the game.

“The first-half was pretty average hurling I’d say on both sides and we were probably lucky to get in level at half-time. It was very flat finishing up. It looked like, into the second-half, we were getting back into the game but in fairness Cork looked a lot sharper than us today, they moved the ball very well, they took their scores and when they were on top they drove on.