Flashback: Tipp had no answer to Cork hurlers in 1980 clash at Semple Stadium

But, the majority of the 10,500 spectators in the new stand were left disappointed by another dismal showing from the Premier County who were now entering a decade in the doldrums.

Tipp fought bravely on the resumption and trailed by only a couple of points

when Cork’s selectors made a number of switches, which paid an immediate dividend.