Persistence pays as Cork deny any edge to Limerick

The scoreline was a morsel of the 60 flags raised in last year’s Munster Championship classic but this contest was inevitably played on different terms.

FULLY FOCUSED: Cork’s Tim O’Mahony in possession during the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A match against Limerick at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Cork 1-16 Limerick 1-16

A crowd of 23,402 turned out at the Páirc for an early taste of championship hurling and left longing for those summer days amid incessant wind and drizzle.