Garda Cup U/16 Hurling: The game between the Mid and North proved to be a cracker. Right from the off both teams played with such intensity that had spectators glued to the action and there was never only the slimmest of margins separating the sides. It was the North who rattled the net on two occasions in quick succession At the interval the North held the advantage on a score line of 3-6 to 1-11. On the resumption it was a repeat of the first half performance from both contestants with scores being traded consistently to leave the proceedings all square on a score of North 4-12 Mid 2-18.
In the first two minutes of extra time the North found the net once again and also added two points to their tally while their Mid opponents added two points to leave the interval score reading 5-14 to 2-20. At the restart the North added two points without reply to clinch their right to contest the final on a score line of 5-16 to 2-20.
North: Daryl Ryan (Roscrea); Donnacha Quinn (Nenagh Eire Og), Cathal Kennedy (Toomevara), David Sweeney (Kildangan); Jamie Lewis (Lorrha), Jason Ryan (Toomevara), Austin Tierney (Shannon Rovers 0-2); Cillian Gleeson (Nenagh Eire Og, Capt, 0-2), Aidan Moloney (Newport 1-1); Sam Conlon (Roscrea), Barry Heffernan (Nenagh Eire Og 0-7 frees), Joey Knight (Portroe 1-2); Kevin Mulcahy (Ballinahinch), Mark McCarthy (Toomevara 1-0), James Mackey (Nenagh Eire Og 1-1). SUB: Aidan Boyle (Kilruane MacDonaghs 1-1) for Knight; Kevin Mulcahy (1-0).