A record crowd for a regular-season national hurling clash saw Cork make it three wins from three with victory over Tipperary on Saturday night at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
Before an attendance of 30,910, Ben O’Connor’s side led by four points at the end of a first half that climaxed with some peacocking on both sides that led to a red card each.
The break ensured a lowering of the temperature and allowed the hurling to resume but, while Tipp engineered some early chances, they were wasteful. Cork managed to move seven points clear on a couple of occasions with Alan Connolly nailing frees and…