It's all about the next game, says Pat Hartnett

Cork senior hurling selector Pat Hartnett says league champions Clare, who roll into Páirc Uí Rinn tonight for the NHL Division 1A opener against the home side, represent “a tall order” for a youthful Rebel team.

“Clare come with a good track record,” said Hartnett. “The two lads in charge, Donal Moloney and Gerry O’Connor, have won All-Ireland U21 titles with Clare so they’ll obviously know the players well and bring a lot of those players onto the panel.

“It’s a tall order for us, but our pre-season went well, and the preliminary competition, the Munster League, served its purpose. We got to see quite a few guys and we were glad of that.”