Refreshed Rebel duo enjoying return

There has been a proliferation in hip injuries among inter-county GAA players of late, but two Cork hurlers are delighted to be over recent problems and ready to help their county progress further in the league.

Damien Cahalane appeared as a late sub in Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1B win over Wexford, which secured promotion to Division 1A for 2015. In addition, Séamus Harnedy, who played in all of the league games as he builds his fitness back up, showed he is fully up to speed as he hit five points from play.

It was dual player Cahalane’s first appearance in red this year but he pointed out his hip surgery late in 2013 had come when it least affected his inter-county activity.