Damien Cahalane pushes positives for Cork

There may not be anything at stake for Cork in next Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1A clash with Tipperary at Semple Stadium, but defender Damien Cahalane stresses his team must build on the improved showing against Kilkenny last Saturday night.

After the disappointment loss to Dublin, Cork were much more competitive against the Cats, and Cahalane hopes it’s a sign their season is turning around: “If you can’t get yourself up for a game against Kilkenny, you’re wasting your time playing hurling. It’s an old rivalry and fellas were massively up for it.

“Kilkenny are such a quality side, we knew that if we were going to have any hope against them, we were going to have to bring our ‘A’ game. Hopefully we can build on it now for next week and for the following weeks.”