Ten Allianz Hurling League truths

What will happen during the hurling league, same as always

5 February 2022; Ciaran Joyce of Cork in action against Aaron Fitzgerald of Clare during the Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group A match between Cork and Clare at Páirc Ui Chaoimh in Cork. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Cork will find a player

Not that Ciarán Joyce was discovered last spring but he announced himself from his senior debut in the opening day win over Clare. For all their league disappointments Cork invariably identify championship starters in the competition. The season before, it was Ger Millerick and Jack O’Connor, which was probably Cork’s best return of newbies since 2017 when Mark Coleman and Darragh Fitzgibbon made their first senior starts in the competition. If his fitness is any way right, Brian Hayes could be the man this time around and Cormac Beausang the leading contender for the Bill Cooper Late Developer Award.