A huge moment at the very start of the game.
The ball hadn’t even been thrown in during Cork’s Munster SHC clash with Tipperary, when there was a tussle at the Rebel end.
It was hard to see initially what had happened with the cameras focused on the centre of the field, before the game stopped after an early point for Tipp.
As it turned out, Cork’s Seán O’Donoghue had been struck by Tipperary youngster Darragh McCarthy, who was subsequently sent off and visibly upset at what could turn out to be a huge moment in the Munster SHC.
After last week’s Munster SHC draw with Clare, Cork boss Pat Ryan said: “You’re not going to hold a team as good as Clare if you’ve only 14 men,’ admitted Ryan. ‘They were always going to come at us, they’ve brilliant players.
“They’re All-Ireland champions for a reason, they’ve great pride. We were probably set up a small bit coming up here and we knew what we were going to get.’
“I think most of the people getting carried away are outside Cork to be honest with you,’ he insisted. ‘We know exactly where we are. Clare are the All-Ireland champions, you saw the team that Limerick put out today and that type of thing.
“Look, we’ve a huge challenge against Tipperary now next week. We’ve a point on the board, Clare have a point on the board, and we move on.”
