Brian Hurley’s new hamstring injury a blow for Cork

The appearance side by side of ‘Cork attacker Brian Hurley’ and ‘hamstring injury’ is liable to induce a wince from even the most sanguine Rebel supporter — but Ronan McCarthy insists Hurley’s latest setback is in the ‘niggle’ category.

McCarthy confirmed Monday that the Castlehaven man picked up a hamstring strain training last Saturday. “It’s nothing too serious,” insisted McCarthy, but it will keep him out for a few weeks”.