Tipperary setting the standard in Munster, reckons Cormac Murphy

Cork defender Cormac Murphy says Tipperary have been the “benchmark” in Munster hurling.

Speaking ahead of Sunday’s Munster SHC clash, Murphy paid tribute to Tipp and their talisman, Padraic Maher: “They’re the benchmark in Munster, absolutely no doubt. With the forwards they have and the way they’re able to move the ball at such speed, they’ve hurlers all over the pitch.

“It’s about us and the other teams trying to get to the level they’re at.