Diarmuid Sheehan: Supposedly overly

Cork

Cork hurlers are more used to be labelled light-weight than overly physical, but if anything it's a compliment to the side Ben O’Connor built

Cork players celebrate in the dressing room after the O’Neills.com GAA Hurling All-Ireland U20 Championship Final match between Cork and Offaly at FBD Semple Stadium in Thurles, Tipperary. Photo by Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile

It's hard to win these days. Cork hurlers have been labelled as light weight, tasty hurlers, that lack the physical size and strength to compete with the big boys of national hurling for years now.

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