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Cork footballers hope for fringe benefits

While pre-season competitions like the McGrath Cup exist as opportunities to win silverware, giving game-time to fringe players is the primary objective.

Cork footballers hope for fringe benefits

Sun, 10 Jan, 2016 - 00:00

Denis Hurley

This year, though, the opportunity to evaluate newcomers is at even more of a premium, according to Cork selector Eoin O’Neill.

Having beaten Limerick last week, Peadar Healy’s side travel to An Rinn to take on Waterford tomorrow (2pm), knowing that victory will secure a place in the final.

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Gaa Football McGrath Cup Cork Place: An Rinn Place: Aghada Place: Castletownbere Place: Killarney Place: Florida Place: Valentia Person: Eoin O’Neill Person: Peadar Healy Person: O’Neill Person: Sigerson Person: Conor Counihan Person: Healy Person: Morgan O’Sullivan Person: Eamonn Ryan Person: Paudie Kissane Person: Conor McCarthy Person: Eamonn Person: Éamonn Fitzmaurice Person: Padraig O’Connor Person: Philip O’Connor Person: Shane O’Callaghan Person: Kerry Person: S Murphy Person: B Ó Beaglaoich Person: G Hartnett Person: P O’Sullivan Person: P O’Connor Person: D O’Sullivan Person: T O’Sullivan Person: B O’Sullivan Person: W Guthrie Person: Austin Stacks Person: J O’Sullivan Person: S O’Callaghan Person: P Joy Person: G O’Grady Person: J O’Donoghue Person: S Keane Person: D O’Brien Person: K Crowley Person: C Moriarty Person: M Foley Person: S Barron Person: T O hUallachain Person: Rinn Person: T O’Gorman Person: The Nire Person: B Looby Person: M Curry Person: J McGrath Person: R Ó Ceallaigh Person: C Prunty Person: T Prendergast Person: Kilrossanty Person: M O’Halloran Person: Ballinacourty Person: D Breathnach Person: D Allen Person: Clashmore Person: Kinsalebeg Person: D Power Person: P Whyte Person: S Corcoran Event: McGrath Cup Event: All-Ireland Organisation: Cork Organisation: Limerick Organisation: All-Ireland Organisation: Kerry Organisation: Clare Organisation: SF Organisation: Kilcummin Organisation: An Ghaeltacht Organisation: Beaufort Organisation: Legion Organisation: Dingle Organisation: Valentia Organisation: Cordal Organisation: Killarney Legion Organisation: Laune Rangers Organisation: Glenbeigh Organisation: Glencar Organisation: Glenflesk Organisation: Milltown Organisation: Castlemaine Organisation: Waterford Organisation: An

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