Bosses admit quagmire ruined spectacle

Cork and Waterford’s management agreed the underfoot conditions in Fraher Field were not conducive to hurling.

Incessant rain made the Dungarvan turf a quagmire, with several areas of the field showing surface water.

“The pitch was very bad, that was obvious,” said Cork selector Kieran Kingston. We didn’t get into it [the decision to play the game]. We assumed the referee had looked at it and once he decided it was playable we didn’t talk about it.