Varied ingredients mix to make Rebels roar

Laura Hayes is another with a confidence rooted in being able to put it all in proper context. Her former manager, Paudie Murray, once compared her to Briege Corkery.

MIX AND MATCH: Cork's Emma Murphy, Fiona Keating and Laura Hayes celebrate after the final whistle of the semi-final win over Galway. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady

In the ever-increasing era of control, the personality of sportspeople within a team setting is becoming harder to unearth.

As crowds of children and adults swarmed around the players at the Cork Camogie Grounds ahead of the Leesiders’ appearance in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final against Waterford at Croke Park tomorrow (5pm throw-in, live on RTÉ2), the various personalities shone through.