Ben O'Connor: 'Unfortunate' Hoggie and Donal Óg comments are no reflection on Cork group 

On the injury front, the hamstring injury Seán O’Donoghue picked up in the League final has thrown into doubt his involvement against Tipp.

Cork manager Ben O'Connor during the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A final. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Ben O’Connor has described recent comments by Patrick Horgan and Donal Óg Cusack regarding Cork’s first-round Munster opponents Tipperary as “unfortunate” and “not ideal”, but said they're no reflection on his group.

On RTÉ’s League Sunday highlights programme, following the final round of Division 1A games last month, Patrick Horgan said Cork were “caught” by Tipp in last year’s All-Ireland final, despite the fact that 15 points separated the teams at full-time.