Irish Examiner view: All set for a mesmerising 48 hours of sport

The golf, rugby, and cycling are no mere curtain-raisers — but they will set the stage for Cork and Tipperary's clash in Croke Park 
Irish Examiner view: All set for a mesmerising 48 hours of sport

Tipperary and Cork supporters will gather in Croke Park on Sunday for a clash of the titans in the All-Ireland senior hurling championship final. File picture: Eddie O'Hare

Anyone suffering from bloat after watching soccer’s Club World Cup and its mind-boggling closing ceremony can return to reality this weekend with today and tomorrow competing to become, in the words of that old Andy Williams/Johnny Mathis standard, “the most wonderful time of the year”.

This morning the British & Irish Lions — with more than half the players from Ireland — will line up against the Wallabies at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium in Queensland.

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