Ben O'Connor content as Cork work ethic rewarded: 'We can battle out games now'

It wasn't free-flowing but the Rebels boss is okay with that, after victory over the Déise. 

MOVING ON UP: Cork manager Ben O'Connor celebrates during the win over Waterford. The points mean the Rebels will progress from Munster once more. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

For the third victory in succession, Cork’s performance against Waterford on Saturday evening was without the bouncing brilliance of recent summers. Free-flowing was not a state of on-field existence that they ever reached at Walsh Park.

None of the above bothers Ben O’Connor in the slightest. He’s more than content that his Cork team continues to show a different side to themselves.