Cahill admits Tipp are facing into 'rebuild job'

Tipperary manager Liam Cahill admitted the county was looking at a "rebuild job" after his side shipped a wretched 18-point loss at home to Cork, a result which ensured that their 2024 championship campaign will not extend beyond Munster.

Cahill's side found the net after 14 seconds and still only trailed by three at half-time but a ruinous third quarter, in which Cork rattled off 1-08 without reply saw them tail away miserably.

Speaking to RTÉ after The Rebels broke the Munster round-robin scoring record to eliminate his team, Cahill described spirits as low: "A really difficult dressing room down there, players are absolutely gutted.

"That's not a reflection of the effort that has gone in with this group of fellas. Just so disappointed for the lads and everybody involved."

The sides were evenly matched until Alan Connolly's first at half-time gave Cork a boost going into the dressing room, but Cahill said Tipp were in the hunt until the third quarter blitz: "We were still very happy in the dressing room at half-time, that we were very much in the game."

"We started the second half really well but the second goal really knocked the stuffing out of us. That was the one that opened the floodgates."

The loss means that Tipp failed to win in their last six Munster SHC games, winning one of their last 10. Next weekend's game is of little consequence to Tipperary beyond finishing on a high note, though Cahill insists they will be striving to "keep Clare honest."

"These guys are hurting but we have to really focus around making sure that we come out in seven days time and protect the integrity of this competition, that we come out here and represent the jersey properly again. And better. We'll go back tomorrow night, we'll look at