CORK HAVE APPOINTED John Meyler as the county’s new U21 hurling manager for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
St Finbarr’s club man Meyler was confirmed in the position at a meeting of the Cork county board last night.
Meyler has extensive management experience having held senior hurling positions with Wexford, Kerry and Carlow over the last decade.
He was previously a Cork senior selector as well, while at club level in the county he has won hurling titles with Courcey Rovers and Ballinhassig.
The father of Irish soccer international David, he also enjoyed success in winning senior hurling championships with Kerry club Kilmoyley.
Cork’s recent record in the U21 hurling grade has been poor. They have not won a Munster title at that level since 2007, while in the last two seasons they have been defeated at the quarter-final stage in the province by Waterford and Limerick respectively.
More of the same… Why can’t they give someone young and with new ideas a chance? A further step back in my view.
I think this is a great call. He has a fountain of knowledge and experience but is not afraid to try new things. He is also a great players man gets everyone to buy into what he is doing