Páirc Uí Rinn hosts historic county final as Sars and Glen Rovers meet again

History will be made on Sunday when the first final of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship will be played in Páirc Uí Rinn – 40 years after the decider was played at the UCC Grounds in the Mardyke.

During the reconstruction phase of the ‘old’ Athletic Grounds, the 1974 and 1975 finals in hurling and football were played in the Mardyke and the ‘new’ Páirc Uí Chaoimh hosted the first finals a year later. The repeat pairing of the 2014 final sees Sarsfields attempting to win back-to-back titles for the first time, while Glen Rovers will be chasing their first championship win since 1989.

The Blackpool club achieved the distinction of winning eight consecutive finals between 1934 and 1941, having contested their first decider in 1930.