'Battle-hardened' Tipperary U20s must up it again for Cork test

Craig Carew, Limerick during the Munster quarter-final earlier this month. Picture: Keith Wiseman.

Tipperary U20 manager Paddy Christie says his team are moving up “two or three notches” in competition when they face Cork in Thursday's Munster U20 final in Thurles (7.30pm).

The former Dublin star knows the tight victories over Limerick and Waterford will benefit his side, the win over the Shannonsiders being their first at this level since 2015. What the seniors did in Cork last November will provide inspiration too but Christie knows the task ahead is a mammoth one.