Cup talk trumped by Donal Óg

Given the events of the previous evening, the Waterford Crystal Cup semi-final defeat was never going to be the main source of Cork debate in Sixmilebridge.

Selector Kieran Kingston was tasked with speaking to the assembled press after the game, and he admitted the decision not to include Dónal Óg Cusack in the league panel could come into question if it is not a successful year for the side.

“You’ll always have challenges and have questions asked about whether you were right or wrong about guys, or whether it was during a game, ‘You should have brought this fella on’ or ‘You should have brought that guy off’.