Munster SHC state of play: What the five counties need to do to qualify

POSSIBLE OUTCOMES: Cork’s Patrick Horgan collides with Limerick’s Fergal O’Connor during last Saturday’s clash. Should Cork lose to Tipperary, their chances of qualifying are gone. Picture: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho

THE halfway point of the Munster SHC round-robin has been reached and passed. The picture is anything but clear. Cork made sure of that on Saturday night.

A Limerick victory down by the Lee would have made the province’s permutations a great deal more straightforward — and shorter to compile.