Thurles CBS 0-15 Blackwater CS 0-7:THURLES CBS will start as hot favourites to end a 53-year famine when they contest the 2009 Harty Cup final against St Caimin's or Ardscoil Rís on March 8th. The Co Tipperary school are on course to claim the title for the first time since 1956 after Saturday's comfortable semi-final victory.

THURLES CBS: P Ryan; S Harty, R O’Shea, M Doyle; P Molloy, D Maher, J Meagher; M Russell, M Bracken (0-1); K Morris (0-6, four frees), D Butler (0-2), J O’Neill (0-4, one sl); M O’Brien (0-1), A McCormack, D Fogarty. Subs: P Greene (0-1) for Russell (39 mins), P Ralph for Fogarty (52 mins), P Looby for Bracken (57 mins).

BLACKWATER CS: D Curran; C Looby, L Byrne, D Cahalane; S Heaphy, S O’Rourke, T O’Brien; D Fives (0-2), F Murray (0-4, one free, two 65s); P Prendergast, J Prendergast (0-1), P Fitzgerald; B Bennett, R Walsh, P O’Keeffe. Subs: S Roche for Fitzgerald (29 mins), E Sheehan for Bennett (38 mins).

Referee: D Kirwan (Cork).