Cork out to stall Dublin three-in-a-row bid

As they started, so shall they finish.

Dublin and Cork opened their league campaigns at Pairc Ui Rinn and will finish it on the same bill at HQ in a fortnight’s time with the Rebels aiming to stall the Leinster side’s bid to follow their own three-in-a-row of titles with a hat-trick of their own.

That all makes for a pleasing sense of symmetry, but it remains to be seen what type of encounter can be expected between the two teams that have undoubtedly shone brighter than most this past couple of months.