Sean Hayes wants Cork charges to win more kick-outs

Cork U21 football manager Sean Hayes has enjoyed more relaxing weekends than the one just gone.

Now three years in the job, Hayes has grown accustomed to the various hurdles that accompany the role, but having almost half your panel involved in club championship action three days before a Munster semi-final meant an uneasy wait to see if each player came through unscathed.

From the starting team which saw off Clare in last Wednesday’s Munster quarter-final, Michael McSweeney, Sean O’Donoghue, John Mullins, Ronan O’Toole and Michael Hurley lined out with their respective clubs as various U21 divisional championships took flight.