Cork hurling heavyweights drawn together in 2023 'group of death'

Reigning champions St Finbarr’s will have to navigate the team they beat in this year’s semi-final, Newtownshandrum, as well as 2021 semi-finalists Sarsfields, and Kanturk in Group C, meanwhile.

WELL DRAWN: Daniel Lane, Marc Sheehan, Chairman, Cork County Board and Kevin O'Donovan, Secretary, Cork County Board making the selections at the Club Championships draw. Picture: David Creedon

Three recent winners of the Cork hurling championship have been drawn together in the group of death for the 2023 edition of the little All-Ireland.

At Sunday night’s county championship draws, 2021 hurling winners Midleton, 2020 champions Blackrock, and Glen Rovers, who went back-to-back in 2015 and ‘16, found themselves bedfellows in a loaded Group A of the Cork Premier SHC.