Cork manager Pat Ryan was making no excuses after his side’s heavy Munster SHC defeat to Limerick.

The Rebels need to beat Waterford at home next Sunday to set up a Munster final rematch with the six-in-a-row provincial champions after a sobering 16-point loss at the TUS Gaelic Grounds.

"Limerick were at a higher pitch than us. Their work-rate was way higher than ours. They bossed the game from the beginning,” Ryan conceded in an interview with RTÉ.

"We'll try and put this to bed now and move on to Waterford next week. That's probably winner-takes-all with who comes out of Munster. So it's a great chance of redemption for our guys.

"It's up to our lads now to show a bit of character. We're back in front of our home fans at Páirc Uí Chaoimh against Waterford so that's going to be huge game. We'll be ready to go.

"We'd a big travelling support today and we owe it to them to put in a better performance."

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