Super Eight must come first for Cork

Former Cork star Joe Kavanagh believes ensuring the county are in contention for the All-Ireland Super Eight series is more important than promotion to Division 1 of the Allianz League.

On Saturday, Cork lost their opening league game to Tipperary in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Should Tipp beat Waterford in the Munster quarter-final, the counties would clash again at the provincial semi-final stage.

Were the winners of that game to lose the Munster final, they would need to win just one qualifier round to reach the new All-Ireland last eight.