Liam Cahill was making no excuses after Tipperary’s comprehensive Allianz Hurling League Division 1A final defeat to Cork.

The concession of three goals in the second quarter left the Premier County fighting a losing battle at a packed SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

“We disappointed,” the Tipp manager told the assembled media.

“Cork deserved winners on the day, to be honest. I suppose as the saying goes, goals win matches.

“Definitely there, 15-20 minutes into the second half, they hit us with three goal opportunities and converted them. It was an uphill task after that, to be honest. But that's what good teams do.

“This Cork team, after building momentum over the last two years under Pat Ryan, and transitioning all these underage successes through, they look like real formidable opponents now, and a formidable team to go on and go after Munster and the All-Ireland. They're not favourites to win the All-Ireland for nothing.”

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