Great rivalry in suspension as early Cork onslaught leaves Tipp reeling

They’re in full possession of all relevant jigsaw pieces. The question is can they piece them together for longer than 35 minutes?

Tipperary’s Darragh McCarthy is shown a red card by Johnny Murphy at the start of the Munster SHC game against Cork at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Munster SHC: Cork 4-27 Tipperary 0-24 

Tipperary handed back a portion of their ticket allocation in the middle of last week. The Limerick stalemate had not convinced everyone. The League final wounds of a fortnight earlier were still too fresh.