Clinical Cork show Clare no mercy

Cork 0-23 Clare 0-8: Third-quarter dominance turned this into a relatively straightforward Cork win at Cooraclare last night.

When Clare wing-back Cian O’Dea, a senior panellist, got his second point with a curling effort early in the second half, it reduced Cork’s lead to four points, 0-10 to 0-6. While always on top in the first half, any time they seemed to have shaken off their hosts, they were pulled back. It seemed the second half might hold something similar in store.

From there until injury time, though, the Rebels would score 12 of 13 points to secure the outcome and a semi-final spot against Waterford next week.