Nenagh CBS 0-17 St Kieran's (Kilkenny) 0-14:THE REIGN of St Kieran's as Croke Cup holders is over after Harty Cup runners-up Nenagh CBS shocked the Kilkenny and Leinster champions in Saturday's semi-final.

Former Tipperary minor captain Jason Forde scored 14 points as Nenagh CBS booked a place in the final for the very first time. The sides were level at 0-7 apiece at half-time before Nenagh came with a late surge to claim victory, after St Kieran’s centre-back Emmet Byrne was controversially sent off with four minutes left.

NENAGH CBS: W Power; D Quinn, K Gubbins, S Cleary; E Hynes, J Flaherty, D Peters; S Geaney, J Loughnane; S O’Brien, J Mackey, K Gleeson (0-1); T Gallagher, J Forde (0-14, 12 frees), C Delaney. Sub: P Fogarty (0-2) for Delaney (42 mins).

ST KIERAN’S: N Kehoe; R O’Hanrahan, R Lennon, D Hennessy; E Morrissey, E Byrne, C Wafer; M Donnelly (0-4, two frees), J McGrath; D Cody, P Kenneally, A Cleere (0-8, frees); C Bolger, T O’Hanrahan, C Prendergast (0-1). Subs: D Burke for Bolger (49 mins), J Maher (0-1) for Hennessy (49 mins).

Referee: A Stapleton (Laois).