TIPPERARY SFC FINAL/Galtee Rovers 0-7 Cahir 0-5:GALTEE ROVERS claimed their first senior football crown since 1981 in Cashel yesterday.

Rovers lost the services of Vincent Murphy for a second bookable offence on 40 minutes, but, after being pegged back to 0-4 apiece, a run of three points secured the win.

GALTEE ROVERS: C Moloney; V Murphy, M Peters, C Higgins; P Morrissey, J Morrissey, A Grace; C Morrissey (0-1), M O'Brien; P Marnane, Denis Peters (0-1), M O'Connell; T Egan (0-3, two frees), Declan Peters (0-1), S Egan (0-1, free). Subs: A Morrissey for Grace (51 mins), D Morrissey for O'Connell (55 mins), P McCarthy for S Egan (60 mins).

CAHIR: B Enright; P Frazer, P Hyland, G Hally; J Hyland, R Costigan, P O'Flaherty; L O'Gorman, M Tarrant; J McGrath (0-1), M Costigan, B Hickey (0-2, one free); P McEvoy, D Tarrant, N Morrison (0-1). Subs: John B Ryan (0-1) for Morrison (29 mins), E Flannery for D Tarrant (h-t), T O'Gorman for McEvoy (56 mins).

Referee: J Kelly (Thurles).