Complex sentence: When the National Hurling League 2008 ended, the CCCC ruled that Cork and Waterford must play in a play off as they both finished on level points but scoring difference could not be used to separate the teams.
Split into simpler sentences: When the National Hurling League 2008 ended, the Cork and Waterford hurling teams both finished on level points. The CCCC ruled that the teams had to play each other in a play-off since they scoring difference could not be used to separate the teams.