Cork 0-17
Limerick 0-17
SHANE DOWLING’S 72ND minute free meant that it was honours even for Cork and Limerick in the opening round of the Allianz Hurling League Division 1B at Páirc Uí Rinn.
In the opening quarter, Cork had been absolutely dominant, opening up an 0-8 to 0-2 lead in the game’s nascent stages.
Patrick Horgan, Conor Lehane and Cian McCarthy all shone in attack for the Rebels as Limerick foundered, with midfielder Paul Browne and Shane Dowling doing their best to ensure that the visitors were not being overrun.
Stephen Moylan wasted a goal chance in the 23rd minute, however, pointing when a green flag would have put the hosts seven points ahead, and though Limerick’s Graeme Mulcahy was sent off straight after that, it was the Treatymen who responded better.
Dowling and Paudie O’Brien pointed to leave them trailing by 0-9 to 0-6 at half-time and they began the second half well, reducing the gap to two points on more than one occasion.
Cork kept responding, though, but when a pair of Dowling frees and another from O’Brien tied the game with less than 10 minutes, it was all to play for.
Horgan and sub Alan Cadogan looked to have given Cork all the points as they made it 0-16 to 0-14, but still Limerick would not go away. Yet another Dowling free and then a 65 tied it once more before another Cork sub, Michael O’Sullivan, scored an excellent point from the left.
Dowling had the final say, though.
Scorers for Cork: Patrick Horgan 0-8 (0-2f), Conor Lehane, Cian McCarthy, Stephen Moylan, Alan Cadogan 0-2 each, Michael O’Sullivan 0-1
Scorers for Limerick: Shane Dowling 0-11 (0-8f, 0-2 65), Paul Browne 0-3, Paudie O’Brien 0-2, Conor Allis 0-1
CORK: Anthony Nash; Stephen White, Shane O’Neill, Killian Murphy; Mark Ellis, Christopher Joyce, William Egan; Daniel Kearney, Lorcán McLoughlin; Robert O’Shea, Cian McCarthy, Aidan Walsh; Stephen Moylan, Conor Lehane, Patrick Horgan
Subs: Alan Cadogan for Lehane (39, injured), Michael Cahalane for Walsh (46, injured), Luke O’Farrell for McCarthy (54), Michael O’Sullivan for O’Farrell (58, injured), Paul Haughney for Kearney (64)
LIMERICK: Nickie Quaid; Stephen Walsh, Richie McCarthy, Tom Condon; Paudie O’Brien, Wayne McNamara, Gavin O’Mahony; Paul Browne, Donal O’Grady; Tom Ryan, James Ryan, Conor Allis; Graeme Mulcahy, Shane Dowling, Seán Tobin
Sub: Kevin Downes for Tom Ryan (54)
Referee: James Owens (Wexford)
You liat the KO at 14:30…. isn’t it 15:00? I’m booked in for a full head of highlights at 1 and won’t make a half 2 kick off……
@Bungee Aky: no it’s been changed to 2:30! You’d wanna tell the hairdresser to get a move on
@Boo Radley: you can’t rush perfection
Anybody got an update on the Bill Johnston move to Ulster? Asking for a friend.
@Jim Demps: is your friend Rochelle?
@Bungee Aky: don’t be silly Rochelle has no friends
@Jim Demps: is it a case of use it or lose it.
@Chris Mc: I’m all for it, hope it’s happening. It’d be a great move for him, Ulster and for munster.
@Jim Demps: I’m not sure how it’s good for munster but he does need rugby at this stage.
@Chris Mc: no point in having a 28, 26, 23 and 22 year old all vying for the same position. If Johnston moves on we’ve got a good balance there. At the moment with carbery the same age as him Johnston isn’t going to be given a fair chance so a move will suit him. For munster they can break in Ben Healy and give him the exposure as a young talent. It’s too easy for people to look at Johnston and say he was never given a chance but you can’t ignore his injuries. Two dislocated shoulders and a broken leg for a 22 year old is an awful lot of injuries and it’s bound to slow down his progression. Van Graan has shown that he will give young talent the chance it needs and I’d expect that to continue.
@Jim Demps: fair enough.
@Jim Demps: ‘exposure as a young talent’
When are you going to see what happens at Munster??
@Andrew H: I see it every game I go to Andrew. I’ve seen wycherley, loughman, Shane Daly, Gavin Coombes, o Connor and more all excel. You’re just using Bill Johnston as a tired old excuse to beat munster with. Too easy to compare young lads to Ryan and larmour, once in a generation talents who have as much international as club games under their belt. Try comparing them to their peers, Conor o brien to goggin, josh Murphy to wycherley, abdaladze to loughman and the picture might be a bit clearer for you.
2:30pm? My ticket says 3pm
@Thomyk: game will be over by then and Munsters season finished.
@Bungee Aky: could be right there lad , win r lose it’s supporting them that matters
@Thomyk: naw, nothing beats winning, you just forgot that it’s been so long
@Bungee Aky: won last Saturday pal , and I’m fairly sure we won a few games this season to, so maybe your talking through your anus now ?
Are you two done? Now up to your rooms and do your homework and leave your phones down.
@Thomyk: winning wars not battles
@Bungee Aky: grow a brain
Should be a belter and intimacy of the RDS for such a big game is again great as opposed to 3/4 full Aviva. Re KO info came out earlier for 2.30 KO on PRO14 Twitter
“Semi-Final KO Update: @leinsterrugby v @Munsterrugby to kick off at 14:30 on Saturday May 18 – live on @eirSport & @PremierSportsTV
#GuinnessPRO14”
@mrbryanrussell: if lowe plays it could be a rout
@Eoin Murphy: don’t think so, one thing is for certain let’s hope they don’t get sucked in like last time and focus on getting the job done. Should be a great match hopefully JVdF is back in the squad too as well as Joey
Will be tough for Leinster. Either they’ll all be hungover after winning the European cup, or in a sad shitty mood with no desire to play.
@sup: They’re highly motivated to do the double and if they lose to Saracens their determination will be even greater to win a trophy this season.