Recalling Cork’s horror of 2003

The statistics are stark.

A 10-point defeat. To Limerick. At home. Just two points from play, and only one of those by a forward, with another attacker providing four frees.

In 2008, ’09 and ’10, Cork were criticised for just squeezing past Limerick, but in 2003 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh they could not even get near such an outcome, as Liam Kearns’ visitors signalled the beginning of the end of Larry Tompkins’ tenure with a 0-16 to 0-6 win.