 ‘The Cats’ later faced Cork in the All-Ireland final, however, Cummins’ ended up on the losing side that day as Cork completed the final leg ofa famous three-in-a-row of All-Ireland titles.The following year Cummins won an eighth Leinster title before lining out in his eighth All-Ireland final appearance.For the second time in five years Galway provided the opposition in the championship decider, however, Cummins’ collected a fifth winners’ medal that day as victory went to Kilkenny in the worst All-Ireland final of the decade.