Cork’s winning run in the Allianz HL Division 1A came to an end as they were overpowered by a second-half scoring surge from Limerick at TUS Gaelic Grounds on Saturday night.
The strength of the respective teams made Limerick firm favourites – and possibly knocked a few thousand off what was still a respectable crowd of 18,744 – and in that regard, the visitors can take some positivity from how they fronted up, especially in the first half, before the hosts were into overdrive.
The upshot of it all is that the two counties are tied on eight points and victory for Cork at home to Offaly in a fortnight will secure a place in the final, almost certainly against…