Ger Lane: Cork club championship in need of ‘surgery’

Cork will abide by Saturday’s Special Congress decision to invoke a new All-Ireland senior hurling championship structure but chairman Ger Lane claims dual counties’ concerns have not been heeded.

Along with two of their fellow dual counties — Tipperary and Dublin — Cork had tabled alternative motions to the provincial round-robin format but after a proportional representation vote, Central Council’s was put to delegates and it was marginally successful, earning 62%.

After the Super 8 football format was passed earlier this year, Lane admitted Cork would have to address the scheduling of their club championships.