Too easy for Kilkenny

Under-21 Hurling All-Ireland Semi-finals/Kilkenny 6-33 Antrim 1-8: Reigning champions Kilkenny put on a ruthless display to …

Under-21 Hurling All-Ireland Semi-finals/Kilkenny 6-33 Antrim 1-8: Reigning champions Kilkenny put on a ruthless display to see off Antrim in Navan on Saturday.

The game was effectively over within 10 minutes, by which time Kilkenny had already opened a 2-8 to 0-1 lead, those goals coming from Eoin Larkin and Richie Power.

Antrim trailed by 0-5 to 3-16 at the break, and the second half was all one-way traffic. Kilkenny took off Power after 35 minutes when he had 1-8 to his credit.

KILKENNY: D Fogarty; S Maher, S Tennyson, D Cody; J Dalton, PJ Delaney, C Hoyne; M Rice, M Fennelly; J Fitzpatrick (0-8, one free), A Murphy (0-5), E Larkin (1-3); E Reid (1-4), R Power (1-8, 0-7 frees), W O'Dwyer (1-3). Subs: E O'Gorman (0-1) for Fennelly (inj, 16 mins), A McCarthy for PJ Delaney (half-time), TJ Reid (2-1) for Power (35 mins), P Holden for J Tennyson (40 mins), D McCormack for Fitzpatrick (50 mins).

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ANTRIM: D Kearns; B McDermott, J McKeague, N McManus; P Chivers, G McAllister, C McFall; P Magill, D McNaughton (0-1); C McAuley, J Scullion (0-7, six frees), D Laverty; A McDonnell (1-0), P McDonnell, J Meade. Subs: C Boyle for B McDermott (16 mins); C Cunning for D McNaughton (inj, 28 mins), C Kenny for C Cunning (34 mins); D McGarry for P McDonnell (45 mins), C Campbell for C McFall (51 mins).

Referee: J Sexton (Limerick).