Perfect evening for the Valley Rovers at new Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Cork PIHC Round 3: Valley Rovers 1-21 - Blarney 1-8: Cork panellist Chris O’Leary scored 12 points as Valley Rovers took victory last night in the first game in the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Having lost to Carrigaline in the first round, Valleys bounced back with a win over Inniscarra and are now in the quarter-finals. Selector Neil O’Sullivan was happy that his team had focused on the game and not the occasion.

“It’s good now to look back and have a souvenir,” he said, “but we were trying not to think too much about it, the venue was a side-show.