Russell Rovers hope changing of guard wouldn't hinder county title dream

'It is unfortunate really that there had to be a change of management - The ideal scenario would be that they would have stayed on. But it just wasn’t possible'

Russell Rovers Pearse Cummins in action earlier in the Championship. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Russell Rovers and Castlemartyr will eventually get to play their much-anticipated 2020 Cork Lower IHC county final on Saturday. After being crowned county and Munster junior hurling champions in 2019, Russell Rovers impressed in the intermediate grade the following year continuing under the guidance of Michael Mannion.

For various reasons, including the impact of Covid-19, Mannion and his management team stepped down and Seamus Kennefick took over as manager.