Denis Ring delights as Cork minor hurlers roar past Limerick

Cork 2-20 Limerick 1-13: A blistering 12-minute spell either side of half-time – in which the home outfit hit 1-6 without reply – propelled Cork past the reigning Munster champions to avenge last year’s semi-final defeat.

The outlook from a Cork perspective was bleak approaching the break as Limerick held a 1-9 to 0-5 lead and were causing endless problems for the home defence, none more so than inside pair Barry Murphy and Seamus Flanagan who posted 1-7 in the opening half.

The Cork touch was poor, they were a step behind their Limerick counterparts each time the ball was delivered into space and their shooting was suggestive of a side low on confidence – seven first-half wides they clocked.