A week is a long time in league hurling

Allianz HL Division 1A

When the Cork and Dublin squads parked their coaches on the side of the Boreenmanna Road on Saturday evening they did it on the back of a week’s preparations that would make coaches and managers in other sporting codes shake with rage and impotence.

Eleven of Kieran Kingston’s Cork players had their minds turned towards Freshers and Fitzgibbon Cup hurling for a large chunk of the seven days - four are back out again today.