Seán Hayes closes in on rare medal double as Cork U21s go for glory

If Seán Hayes can guide Cork to victory in Saturday’s EirGrid All-Ireland U21FC final against Mayo in Cusack Park, Ennis (6pm), he will complete a rare double.

In 1981, he captained the Rebels as they beat Galway to retain the title. While captaining and managing successful teams would be nice, though, the experience from back then is only of value in terms of a ball-hop in the dressing room.

“It was good,” he says. “We had lost to Down in 1979 and then beat Dublin in ’80 and then beat Galway after a replay in ’81 – in Ennis as well, by the way.