Mayfield keen to take final step

Since 2009, the Munster Club JHC has been the preserve of Cork and Waterford sides and that duopoly will remain in force this year as Mayfield and Ballyduff Lower clash in tomorrow’s final in Mallow (1.30pm).

The Cork city side are reaping the benefits of breaking through the glass ceiling on Leeside, having drawn with Charleville in the 2011 county final only to then struggle to emerge from the bear pit of the Seandún championship.

Guiding their fortunes for the past two seasons is Séamus Lawton, and the Castlemartyr man admits there are benefits to being a non-native. “Being an outside coach has its advantages,” he says. “You had no preconceived ideas but I was lucky I was going into a good panel anyway.