Clare duo topple 11-time champions with razor-sharp moves

There is a new name on the All-Ireland 40x20 Senior Doubles trophy after Clare's Diarmaid Nash and Colin Crehan sensationally toppled 11-time champions Paul Brady and Michael Finnegan of Cavan in Saturday's All-Ireland final.

Ahead 13-1 in the first game after an attacking blitz that stunned the holders, the young Banner men were unable to close it out and lost 21-15, with Finnegan serving brilliantly as Cavan, in their home court of Kingscourt, hit their stride.

And when the favourites moved 14-9 in front in game two, they looked set to push on for yet another senior crown. However, with Nash razor-sharp in front court and Crehan pulling off a succession of spectacular kills, the Banner men turned it around to win 21-14.

In the third game, they got off to a fast start and rode their momentum to a surprisingly one-sided 21-3 success to secure the first Senior Doubles title for the county since Pat and Michael Kirby’s success in 1979.

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Clare's Mark Rodgers and Tiernan Agnew won the Minor Doubles against Kilkenny (21-2, 19-21, 21-1), with Cork's Catriona Casey and Aisling O'Keeffe defeating Roscommon's Fiona Tully and Leona Doolin 21-4, 21-5 to win the Ladies' Senior Doubles for the fourth time.

Kildare's Leah Doyle and Mollie Dagg were 21-4, 21-11 winners against Clare in the Ladies' Minor Doubles decider.