Resurgent Cork fill their boots against Waterford

No one flourished more than Darragh Fitzgibbon while a hint of doubt still hung over this fixture. In his first appearance of 2023, the 26-year-old had hit three points from play, one wide, and one short within the first eight minutes.

ROUSING RETURN: Darragh Fitzgibbon of Cork attempts to keep the ball in play under pressure from Darragh Lyons of Waterford during the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 2 match between Cork and Waterford at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Cork 0-27 Waterford 0-18 

There was a beautiful irony to Cork’s opening. After five weeks of uncertainty about this, that and the other, it took the hosts no more than nine minutes to dispel all mystery.