Ben O'Connor: Cork players were not told how much time was left 

The referee let play go for six seconds after Patrick Collins struck the initial free before calling time.
TALKING POINT: Cork players speak to referee James Owens at the final whistle. Pic: James Crombie/Inpho

TALKING POINT: Cork players speak to referee James Owens at the final whistle. Pic: James Crombie/Inpho

Ben O’Connor has claimed his players were not told by Munster final referee James Owens how much time they had when opting to go short with a 78th-minute free.

Trailing by a point, Patrick Collins struck the free short to Mark Coleman, who then played a second short pass to Tim O’Mahony on halfway. 

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