Cork defender Colm Spillane retires: I’d love to play on but it’s just not the same

Spillane is not the only change to the Cork hurling panel for 2022. Eoin Cadogan announced his inter-county retirement last week and further changes are expected to be announced later this week

Pressed for highlights from his inter-county career, Colm Spillane said: “It’s hard to beat making your debut. When we played Tipperary in 2017 they were All-Ireland champions and we were coming off a couple of poor years, that’ll always stand out as special.” Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Cork defender Colm Spillane will not be part of the Rebel panel going forward, the 28-year-old confirming his departure from the inter-county scene on Monday.

Injuries curtailed Spillane’s involvement with Cork in 2021 and on Monday night he said: “I was out a good bit this year with Cork and while I’d love to play on, the injuries have really piled up and it’s just not the same, to be honest.”