Sars intend to rule Munster, says Murphy

Sarsfields boss Pat Ryan reassembled his charges on the Thursday evening after their Cork county final win. Celebrations were cut short as a statement of intent.

The focus these past four weeks has been on using the body rather than the hurley, winning the dirty ball — areas where they fell short in their previous Munster sojourns.

“We went back on the Thursday night and it was definitely the earliest we have ever gone back training after a county final victory,” says captain Tadhg Óg Murphy.