Wallace urges Cork hurlers to get more physical

Antrim hurling boss Jerry Wallace has called on the Cork County Board to change refereeing practices within the county to prepare players for the inter-county game.

Speaking in the wake of Kilkenny’s 14-point win over Cork in Sunday’s Allianz HL Division 1A final, Cork native Wallace said club games on Leeside were not physical enough to ready players for facing the likes of Kilkenny.

“Without being critical of anyone,” said Wallace, “one observation I’ve made in training teams in Kerry and at the inter-county level with Antrim, Limerick and Cork over the last 10 years is that club players in other counties take more hits — the play is more physical than you see in Cork.