John Horgan: Senior A Championship set a high standard for Cork hurling

Jack O'Callaghan of Charleville in action against Aidan Walsh, Kanturk, in the Co-Op Superstores Cork Hurling Championship at Mallow. Picture: Larry Cummins
However, when it was done and dusted, save for the final, it was the two who had been primarily fancied, O’Neill’s and Charleville who collided in the final.

But fast forward 15 minutes later and they were 3-9 to 1-4 ahead and in that short space of time, they had turned the game completely on its head.

Danny Flynn hit 0-6 from open play and as we have seen at other levels, the use of the bench yielded a rich dividend, James O’Brien and Tim Hawe posting a haul of four points.
