O’Sullivan ruled out of hurling league after injury setback

Cork senior hurler Paudie O’Sullivan is likely to miss the duration of the 2014 Allianz Hurling League, after undergoing a second operation to help him recover from a broken leg.

The Cloyne player sustained a fractured tibia and fibula while playing for East Cork divisional side Imokilly in a county championship game against Cork IT in April. While the tibia had healed following surgery immediately afterwards, the fibula failed to respond as doctors had hoped, necessitating another operation last week.

As a result, O’Sullivan’s recuperation schedule has been put back and he is reluctant to cite a date for a return to the red shirt.