Defending champions St Kieran's College did the business and got the victory that booked a place in the final of the Leinster Colleges senior hurling league when they beat St Peter's at Bennettsbridge yesterday.

St Peter's missed a lot of chances early in the first half and they paid the penalty when a 26th-minute goal from Eoin Reid took St Kieran's into a 1-3 to 0-1 half-time lead. The losers pressed hard afterwards but were restricted to just four points from Eoin Quigley, all from frees.

SCORERS: St Kieran's College - S O'Neill 0-4, J Fitzpatrick 0-3, E Reid 1-0, J Tennyson 0-1. St Peter's College - E Quigley 0-4, D Foran 0-1

Leinster Vocational Schools A title-holders, St Fergal's remain on course for the double following their impressive 1-17 to 4-3 victory over Kilcormac in an entertaining semi-final at Birr yesterday. St Fergal's, with Martin Phelan, Tom Drennan and Joe Fitzpatrick in excellent form, led at the interval by 1-13 to 0-2.

SCORERS: St Fergal's - T Drennan 1-1, M Phelan 0-6, J Fitzpatrick 0-5, J Harrison 0-2, K Phelan, J Delaney, G Moore 0-1 each