Tipperary refuse to surrender

Cork 4-21 Tipperary 2-28

Tipperary left Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday with a deserved win over Cork, having trailed at one stage by four goals before storming to victory with seven unanswered points. A good result in a relatively inconsequential league game.

Relatively. If Cork had held out it would have served to draw a line under the drubbing in last year’s All- Ireland semi-final; as it stands, it underlines Tipp’s favourite tag for the All- Ireland itself.