Leading by example at the forefront of captain O'Sullivan's mind

O'Sullivan returned on the eve of championship. In the interim, though, his place in defence had been filled and claimed.

BROTHERS IN ARMS: James O'Leary, Conor O'Sullivan and Aaron Myers at Sarsfields' press morning at Riverstown. Picture Dan Linehan

The season has and hasn’t worked out as Conor O’Sullivan would have liked.

On Sunday, O’Sullivan will captain Sars in the Cork hurling final. It will be the 34-year-old’s eighth county final involvement. But there’s no guarantee he’ll start.