John Considine: Invincible aura gone from Tipperary

Tipperary’s league final hammering will have instilled significant belief in the Cork camp that victory is attainable this weekend, according to former Rebel County hurler John Considine.

The manner in which Galway blitzed Michael’s Ryan side in the league decider, coupled with Cork’s 0-26 to 3-16 win over the All-Ireland champions in the final round of group games, removed the invincible aura which had surrounded the reigning All-Ireland champions.

“Tipperary might have got a kick up the arse in the league final, but the flip side of that is Galway managed to beat them coming out of 1B, Cork managed to beat them, are they really so far ahead of everybody that we don’t have a chance going up here,” Considine remarked.