Ryan ready for more of same

A physical and hard-hitting game, that’s what Tipperary manager Declan Ryan expects against Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh in the second Munster SHC semi-final on Sunday.

“You wouldn’t expect anything else of a Munster championship game,” says the former Tipperary star forward. “Cork are as physical as any team I met in my playing days. They had a huge team in late ’80s early ’90s, all over six foot.

“There was always full commitment from both sides and they were great games to play in. If you look at the great Cork players, even of recent times, John Gardiner, Ronan Curran, Eoin Cadogan, Brian Corcoran in his heyday, Ger Cunningham the former goalkeeper — they’re all physically very imposing men. I think Cork always favoured physically strong men in the key positions — physicality is something Cork have no problem with.