John Meyler stressed the need for his Cork players to recover quickly after yesterday's Munster SHC opening round win over Clare.

Meyler reckons the Rebels will need to work even harder if they're to repeat last year's victory over Tipperary next weekend.

"We need to up our work-rate on any team. They have superb skill, superb fitness, and attitude, we've worked on that but Tipperary next week, we're going to have to work twice as hard," he said.

"We've got a lot of aching bodies inside the dressing-room so tonight (Sunday) is critical for recovery - tonight and Monday morning and evening, so instead of having that four-week period off you now have five minutes off.

"So they have to recover quickly and this is the challenge facing players and management and county boards. There are no cushions, the game is over - Clare is over, that's it, let's forget about it.

"We now have to go to Thurles on Sunday to face Tipperary, that's the new challenge that's facing us. So what you do this week to recover is critical, it's a whole change from previous years.

"You need to keep working, stick to the process, stick to the plan. That's what we did there in the last 10 or 15 minutes when we really drove at Clare. We finished out strongly, which I liked."

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