Darragh Fitzgibbon: Sick Cork stars up all night before Dubs clash

Fitzgibbon said the bug “possibly” explained why Cork were so flat in overcoming Dublin on a 0-26 to 0-21 scoreline.

PwC GAA/GPA Player of the Month for May in hurling, Darragh Fitzgibbon of Cork, with his award at PwC offices in Cork. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile 

The bug running through the Cork hurling camp in recent weeks was so severe that a couple of players were getting sick in the dressing room before Saturday’s All-Ireland quarter-final.

Midfielder Darragh Fitzgibbon has revealed that not only were teammates bent over toilet bowls in Semple Stadium shortly before throw-in, but they had also been up all Friday night with the illness. Half-back Rob Downey was worst affected and didn’t travel to Thurles, as a result.