PM O'Sullivan: Waterford waltz in step but Cork old hands grew weary feet

Waterford's hurlers, traditionally, perform an awkward dance with expectation.

2 April 2022; Patrick Curran of Waterford shoots to score his side's first goal during the Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Final match between Cork and Waterford at FBD Semple Stadium in Thurles, Tipperary. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Waterford must have dodged that memo about irrelevance and a phony war.

This county’s hurlers, traditionally, perform an awkward dance with expectation. As favourites, they tend to lose the beat, fall out of step. Meanwhile the Cork way supposedly glides before applause.