Coach Middleton delighted with Cork progress

It has been a case of learning on the job for the Cork minor camogie side this year, but the pressure-cooker environment has paid off for the team and management.

Cork face Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final in Nenagh today (throw-in 2.30pm) and manager John Middleton is pleased with how the squad has developed from a slightly shaky start.

“We trawled the county,” he said, “I think we looked at something like 110 players and we felt that we picked the best 33.