REIGNING CHAMPIONS THURLES Sarsfields are through to this year’s Tipperary senior hurling semi-finals after the weekend’s action and they will be joined by Killenaule, Clonoulty-Rossmore and Kiladangan in the last four.
Pa Bourke and Richie Ruth both hit the net as Thurles Sarsfields claimed a 15-point win yesterday over Borris-Ileigh, who had Tipperary All-Ireland winning captain Brendan Maher in their ranks.
John O’Dwyer’s Killenaule secured a three-point win over Kilruane McDonaghs while today at Semple Stadium there were wins for West champions Clonoulty-Rossmore and North champions Kiladangan, the latter knocking out 2011 title holders Drom-Inch.
In Galway, the senior hurling final will be contested by 2013 All-Ireland club winners St Thomas and the 2014 Galway champions Gort after today’s semi-finals.
St Thomas saw off Loughrea by five points while Gort defeated last year’s finalists Craughwell by two points.
In Offaly, it will be a first meeting of Birr and St Rynagh’s in the senior hurling showpiece since 2001 while Leinster club kingpins Oulart-the-Ballagh will take on Cloughbawn in the Wexford decider.
Tipperary SHC quarter-final results
Killenaule 2-20 Kilruane Mac Donaghs 1-20
Thurles Sarsfields 2-22 Borris-Ileigh 0-13
Clonoulty/Rossmore 1-18 Mullinahone 1-10
Kiladangan 2-18 Drom-Inch 1-17
Galway SHC semi-finals
St Thomas 1-15 Loughrea 1-10
Gort 1-17 Craughwell 0-18
Offaly SHC semi-finals
Birr 1-19 Kinnity 0-16
St Rynagh’s 1-11 Kilcormac-Killoughey 0-12
Wexford SHC semi-finals
Oulart-the-Ballagh 4-16 Ferns St Aidan’s 0-17
Cloughbawn 2-11 Glynn-Barntown 1-12
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Up to the heady heights of 15th! Gonna cut the arms off my tracksuit top in tribute to Tim. Keep up the good work and keep big Ben banging them in and we might see another season of premier league football at villa park. Great result with has has happened elsewhere down the bottom.
Villa always seem to grab a few important wins towards the tail end of the season, they’ll stay up this year.
What a job pardew is doing with palace they were 10 pts behind newcastle at one stage and now they are 7 pts clear and could finish as high as 8th.
Two weeks ago Leicester being in this position would have been unthinkable. The way Sunderland and Hull are playing, I wouldn’t be surprised if themselves and Burnley make it (Can’t see QPR doing it).
Kinda sick of sunderland at this stage, wouldn’t mind both goin down. Really want to see Burnley stay up. Imagine a team with Stephen Ward avoiding relegation? Jaassysus
Brilliant photo of Vardy.