Shane hopes Cork up to speed

Speed is king in modern hurling, we’re told. Cork manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy certainly acknowledged the difference in pace when his side took on a Division 1A side in Tipperary recently, and one of his defenders thought the same.

“I’d agree with Jimmy,” says Shane O’Neill.

“I didn’t play so it was my first game watching Cork in a while, and I noticed the pace. You can play all the friendlies in the world but it’s not the same as a top game when there’s something at stake.