REBEL RATTLE NO SURPRISE FOR O'CONNOR

JACK O'CONNOR wouldn't call it a scare. He always expected Cork to give Kerry their fill of it.

- By John O'DOWD

That recent extra-time escape certainly benefited the Kingdom heading into Sunday's Munster final in Killarney.

After emerging victorious over Clare by an 11-point margin, and looking ahead to the group stages, the Dromid Pearses man is satisfied with his side's current well-being.

"I'd call it a test. Certainly it didn't scare me because I was expecting Cork to put up a big battle," said O'Connor.

"The bother is we have to go at it again in a month's time.