Ryan: Cork game looks a winner-takes-all contest

While there are those in Limerick who bemoan the fact the Treaty are again plying their wares in Division 1B of the Allianz Hurling League, that is not a sentiment shared by first-year manager TJ Ryan.

“No complaints,” he said yesterday at the launch of the 2014 season, “There are no easy games anymore in either Division 1A or 1B and we’re starting this weekend with a visit to Cork against the All-Ireland finalists of 2013”.

It is probably the biggest game of the league for both sides, a winner-take-all promotion scenario this year as opposed to previous seasons, when Limerick have been twice denied in the 1B finals.