Cork and Tipperary finished all square on Saturday night.
Between 2018 and 2021 the pair were unbeatable as managers as the U21 grade drew to a close and the new U20 level was introduced. Cahill guided Tipperary to back-to-back All-Ireland titles, Ryan repeated that trick of consecutive successes while at the helm of Cork.
Tipperary teams in the Munster round-robin only conceded six goals across the entire 2018 and 2019 campaigns, before shipping 11 in last summer’s disastrous run. The timing of the recent concessions is also noteworthy. Clare netted twice before the break in Ennis, a similar juncture at which Robbie O’Flynn scored for Cork on Saturday night. Then Clare grabbed a late goal through Aidan McCarthy, the same phase where Cork raised two green flags to rescue a draw.
Tipperary lost all four of their games, were rooted at the bottom of the table and their last game was a bruising 12-point defeat at home to a Cork team that racked up 3-30. After that 2022 misery, the Tipperary hurling following can find solace in their away trips, an impressive win against Clare and remaining unbeaten following the Cork tie. There’ll be regrets at not taking the full points on offer on Saturday night but their 2023 mood music is positive.
3. Bringing through new talent Taking up their senior manager positions, it felt natural that both Cahill and Ryan would draw on their knowledge base of the underage talent that existed in both counties. Putting their own stamp on proceedings, it felt logical to turn to those they trusted and had thrived at underage level with.
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