 A 2–8 to 3–4 defeat was the result on that occasion.McDonnell won his first Munster medal with the under-21s in 1970 following a 3–11 to 2–7 defeat of Tipperary.Cork faced Wexford in the subsequent All-Ireland decider on 11 October 1970, however, that game ended in a 3–8 to 2–11 draw.