'There have been exceptions, but when they generally let each other play. It’s a swashbuckling shootout, rarely anything cagey. You have to live up to the jersey that’s on your back; fill it out with something greater than muscle' - AnthonyNash6
Even those in the school with no interest in hurling will know straight away on Monday who won Saturday. If it’s Tipp then a lot of lads from across the border will be wearing jackets with their crest instead of what they usually have on. There’ll be knowing smiles and puffed out chests. “Tipp are back!”
I can remember preparing to face Tipp as a minor for Cork. “This is where you will be judged boys,” our selectors told us. Defensive tactics, so common for a number of seasons, rarely feature. When they are used – like we did in 2016 – they tend to backfire. It’s almost like there are unspoken but mutually agreed terms of engagement.
It’s in this spirit that I see Cork versus Tipperary. Players from both sides inherit traditions of supreme skill, artistry even. This is what is on the line when they face off. Few could have thought we’d be back to score 2-27 and beat them by four points a year later, yet we did if I’m honest. Call it madness or arrogance or whatever you like, but we came with a plan and felt we could make it happen.
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