It’s ‘Cutthroat Island’ as hurlers of Cork and Clare walk the plank

Munster Championship is laced with early pitfalls – just ask Derek McGrath

John Conlon of Clare clears under pressure from Cathal O Neill of Limerick during the Munster SHC clash in Ennis last Sunday. Photo: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Frank Roche

Welcome to ‘Cutthroat Island’, a 1995 swashbuckler that has gone down in cinematic infamy as one of the biggest movie bombs ever.

All of which has nothing to do with the Munster hurling championship. This is the sporting polar opposite of a flop.