Sheehan proves his versatility

Ciarán Sheehan was not named at number 6 for Cork last night, nor is he likely to see time at centre-back against Kildare in Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter-final.

But the possibility of him marshalling the Rebel defence at some point in the future is not as remote as might be thought.

Sheehan’s club Éire Óg have a surfeit of attacking options, with Cork colleague Daniel Goulding and county U21 players Kevin Hallissey and John Dineen also in situ, so he was selected there for the club’s County IFC first-round clash with Cloyne in May.