Cork 0-18
Wexford 0-14

A LEAGUE SEMI-final meeting with Dublin beckons for the Cork hurlers after they produced a much-improved second-half display to win today’s league quarter-final at home to Wexford.

The Rebels were overwhelmed in the opening half by the Model County. Wexford were backed by the wind and used that to their advantage to fashion a 0-13 to 0-7 interval lead.

But in the second-half Cork dominated the exchanges with Wexford only raising a single white flag after the interval.

In contrast Cork’s shooting was much improved with Patrick Horgan pointing the way and they claimed a four-point success to ensure they will face Dublin, managed by ex-Cork coach Ger Cunningham at the last four stage on 19 April.

Scorers for Cork: Patrick Horgan 0-10 (0-6f, 0-1 ’65), Conor Lehane 0-3, Seamus Harnedy 0-2, Daniel Kearney, Rob O’Shea, Paudie O’Sullivan 0-1 each.

Scorers for Wexford: Ian Byrne 0-4 (0-3f), Conor McDonald 0-3, Jack Guiney 0-2 (0-1f), Garreth Sinnott, David Redmond, Daithi Waters, Diarmuid O’Keeffe, Liam Óg McGovern 0-1 each.

CORK

Anthony Nash

Shane O’Neill
Damien Cahalane
William Kearney

Lorcan McLoughlin
Killian Burke
Cormac Murphy

Daniel Kearney
Aidan Walsh

Conor Lehane
Seamus Harnedy
Rob O’Shea

Anthony Spillane
Luke O’Farrell
Patrick Horgan

Subs
Paudie O’Sullivan for Spillane (48)
Jamie Coughlan for O’Farrell (52)
Conor O’Sullivan for William Kearney (67)
Brian Lawton for Lehane (72)
Bill Cooper for Walsh (73)

WEXFORD

Mark Fanning

Liam Ryan
Matthew O’Hanlon
Kevin Foley

David Redmond
Lee Chin
Eoin Moore

Andrew Shore
Garreth Sinnott

Conor McDonald
Daithi Waters
Ian Byrne

Diarmuid O’Keeffe
Jack Guiney
Liam Óg McGovern

Subs
Harry Kehoe for Byrne (35)
Shane Tomkins for Sinnott (60)
Conor Devitt for McGovern (65)
Podge Doran for Foley (69)

Waterford dominate Galway to advance to first league semi-final in eight years

Davy Fitzgerald’s Clare relegated by Kilkenny in dramatic Nowlan Park finish