Darragh Lyons scored three goals in the opening half as Dungarvan Colleges booked their place in the All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling A final on April 6th with a 5-8 to 1-10 victory over St Kieran’s College, Kilkenny, at WIT sports campus in Carriganore.
The Croke Cup decider, fixed for Thurles, will be a repeat of last year’s quarter-final clash with Kilkenny CBS, in which Dungarvan were beaten.
In bitterly cold conditions, Dungarvan Colleges were full value for their 10-point victory against a disappointing St Kieran's outfit.
DUNGARVAN
: L Power; M Cronin, B Looby, K Looby; T Burke, K Daly,
T Devine (0-1)
; C Curran, C Dunford;
C Breathnach (0-2),
M Harney,
S Keating (0-1); D Lyons (3-1, 0-1 free), R Donnelly (1-1), P Curran (1-2, 0-1 free, 0-1 65). Subs
: D Gartland for Harney (56), J Mullaney for K Looby (57), S Daly for Donnelly (58), E Crotty for Keating (60+2).
ST KIERAN'S
: G English; S Morrissey, J Tyrell, C Breen; S Parsons, E Gough, E Walsh;
C Bolger (1-6, 0-6 frees), S Farrell (0-1); L Blanchfield (0-1)
, J Maher, P Hickey; M Kenny,
V Teehan (0-1)
, J Deasy.
Subs: P Mullen (0-1, free)
for Deasy (29), J Haines for Hickey (53), R Drennan for Blanchfield (58), L Tennyson for Parsons (60).
Referee
: F Horgan (Tipperary).
