Powerful Rebels pound Limerick

Limerick 0-11 Cork 2-14

The 775 hardy souls who braved the bitterly cold conditions saw Cork begin brightly, take their foot off the accelerator and then take control of the game in the second half to run out easy winners.

Cork put Limerick under pressure right from the throw-in — within the opening four minutes the visitors hit the post, had a Brian Hurley shot waved wide after it had initially been flagged as a point, and John O’Rourke brought a good save out of James Brudair in the Limerick goal.