Pat Ryan hails Cork’s ‘great character’ to win tight Munster U20 final

Cork manager Pat Ryan celebrates with Eoin Downey at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Cork U20 manager Pat Ryan hailed the “great character” shown by his charges after Limerick wiped out a six-point Cork lead on 59 minutes in their Munster final on Wednesday night.

Cork’s response to Limerick’s unanswered 1-3 late on was both composed and impressive, Darragh Flynn and Padraig Power hitting injury-time points to put Cork back in the driving seat.