Cork hurling legend Tomás Mulcahy says Tipperary must shake off their habit of leaving chances behind if they are to kick on this summer.

After easing past the Rebels last month, Michael Ryan's side take on Limerick this Sunday in the last four of the Munster SHC and Mulcahy feels that an improved display will be required if Tipp are to defeat the Shannonsiders and return to the stage to defend their provincial crown.

"People will argue that they didn't get much of a challenge against Cork but it was still a championship game - a big occasion in Thurles," the three-time All-Ireland winner told RTE Sport.

"There was one stage in the second half when Cork did put some sort of a rally together, scoring four or five points to bring the lead back a bit - but the strength of Tipp was that they pushed on for the last ten to 15 minutes.

"The only worry for them is that they did have a valley period where they didn't score, maybe feeling that the game was won and took the foot of the pedal.  

"I'm sure Michael Ryan will be saying to his side that if you get an advantage against Limerick, make sure to push on and don't leave any chances."

He added: "Against both Kilkenny and Clare, they were in very comfortable positions, had taken the lead but simply failed to push on and stretch out their lead," he explained.

"In the game of hurling, unlike football, a lead of three of four points is nothing. If you concede a goal, the opposition gets a momentum and it can be hard to quell that momentum in the latter stages.

"It has been a concern for a while. Tipperary have the ability, the undoubted talent to move things up a notch, to push on and kill the game."

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