LEINSTER SCHOOLS A HURLING SEMI-FINALS Good Counsel 3-19 St Brendan's CS 1-14:A DECLAN MURPHY double in the closing six minutes ensured Good Counsel of a place in the final as they eventually saw off St Brendan's CS's challenge in this thrilling semi-final at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny on Saturday.

The game was hanging on a knife edge when Conor Kennedy’s 43rd-minute goal left just two points between the teams, 1-16 to 1-14 with six minutes remaining.

But man-of-the-match Murphy stepped up to the mark to kill off the St Brendan’s comeback with his two well-taken late goals.

GOOD COUNSEL:K Kehoe; I Duggan, J Breen, M Furlong; A Nolan, M OHanlon (0-1), J Lyng; S Barron, W Walsh (0-2), N Doyle (0-1), J Cassin (0-5, four frees), L French; G Aylward (1-3), M Crowdle (0-1), D Murphy (2-5). Subs:C Fox for Barron; J Guiney (0-1) for French.

ST BRENDAN'S CS:S Corcoran; D Regan, B Mulrooney, J McIntyre; B Dunne, B Harding, B Murphy (0-2); O O'Carroll, A Kealy; D Egan (0-1), C Hogan (0-4), C Kennedy (1-1); A Hynes, S Coughlan (0-6, five frees), K Connolly. Subs:C Coughlan for Regan; J Keeshan for Kennedy; S Kinsella for Egan.

Referee:J Guinan (Kilkenny).