June journey turning up many twists as Cork remain in Division 1A

Cork 0-21 - Waterford 1-13: So, Cork remain in Division 1A and Waterford are relegated to the second tier. A springtime of false dawns and second comings came to some sort of crescendo in the snow flurries and foot-stampings and hand-rubbings in Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday, where the home side’s tús maith was bookended by a críoch maith.

Cork had five points on the board before Waterford opened their account, and they also hit four of the last five points of the game. It was more important to Cork to win the game, and they won it, though they were aided by the dismissal of Maurice Shanahan with a quarter of an hour left.

This is where it gets interesting, because after the game Waterford manager Derek McGrath was far from downcast.