Revenge for Cork as Orla Cotter points the way

Cork 1-10 Clare 0-6: Cork have enjoyed countless close tussles with Clare in the past few seasons and it was more of the same for the All-Ireland champions at the Cork Camogie Grounds on Saturday. Paudie Murray’s side lost to the Bannerwomen in the semi-final of last year’s league but on this occasion, they held the upper hand to bag a first-round win.

Orla Cotter and Katriona Mackey were amongst the scorers as they led by 0-5 to 0-3 at half-time. Clare kept in touch thanks to some Chloe Morey points — the sharpshooter was Clare’s only provider of scores.

They couldn’t get the goal they needed, and instead, after some typically direct play by Mackey, Amy O’Connor found the net at the other end. Cotter top-scored for Cork with four points, while Mackey added three in a satisfactory start to the season for the Rebels.