Revamped Cork make transition look easy

Cork 1-13 Galway 0-9: Not bad going for a team supposedly in transition.

Cork stalwart Rena Buckley joked underneath the Hogan Stand yesterday evening that she was afraid to open a single camogie-related text message over the winter such was the mass exodus from their All-Ireland-winning squad.

Departing the scene were multiple All-Ireland winners Jenny O’Leary, Anna Geary, Joanne O’Callaghan, Sara Hayes, Joanne Casey, and Angela Walsh. The exit of six vastly experienced players from Paudie Murray’s set-up heralded a new era for Cork camogie, starting roles handed to relative newcomers Orla Cronin, Hannah Looney, Amy O’Connor, Méabh Cahalane, and Leanne O’Sullivan this spring.