Cussen ready to grasp opportunity

Amid the mix of those who played last year and the new faces aiming to impress manager Brian Cuthbert, the Cork side which beat Mary Immaculate College on Sunday had one notable returnee.

Michael Cussen, a member of the Rebels’ football panel from 2007 until the end of 2009 before a stint on the hurling squad, lined out at midfield in the facile 7-20 to 0-4 victory. He admitted that lining out for the county in 2015 wasn’t something which he had expected.

“I was surprised to get the call from Brian,” he said.