I’ve never seen a worse Cork backline in all my years, says John McIntyre

Former Galway manager and ex-Tipperary player John McIntyre has delivered a damning assessment of the Cork senior hurlers, insisting that they’re in crisis and that he’s never seen a worse Rebel defence.

McIntyre described Cork’s Allianz League Division 1A relegation play-off against Galway in Salthill on Sunday week as a “critical” fixture, and accused their defenders of lacking the cynicism to compete at the top level.

McIntyre does believe, though, that Cork will improve for their Munster SHC quarter-final against Tipperary on May 22, adding that Galway are also under massive pressure to deliver following the controversial heave that ousted former manager Anthony Cunningham last year.