Tipperary 3-19 Clare 1-5 The holders, Tipperary, cruised to the semi-final of the Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship following a facile victory over Clare at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.
Goals from Tony Scroop and Tom Moylan inside the opening seven minutes sent Tipperary on their way to a 3-14 to 1-0 interval lead.
Both sides scored 0-5 in a tame second-half.
TIPPERARY: D Hogan; J Griffin, P Buckley, M Phelan; C Everard, S Maher, H Moloney (0-1); T Slevin (0-1), B Hogan (0-1); E Ryan (0-2), T Scroop (1-1), R O'Brien (0-3); K Nealon (1-1), T Moylan (1-4), S Everard (0-3). Subs: B Gaynor for Phelan, J Moran for B Hogan, L O'Connor (0-1) for K Nealon, E Hanley for C Everard, S McGrath (0-1) for Ryan.
CLARE: B O'Donnell; P Kelleher, N O'Connor, J O'Connor; B Duggan, P O'Connell, J O'Connor; I Conway, M Shannon; A Fitzgerald, C Egan (0-1), J Punch (1-3); C Earley, B O'Donnell (0-1), K Neylon. Subs: D Fitzsimons for Shannon, C Noctor for O'Connor, D Daly for Kelleher.
Referee: K Healy (Cork).
