Limerick win the Munster Under 21 hurling title

IN what is being described as the greatest game of hurling seen for years, Limerick Under 21’s defeated Cork last night at the Gaelic Grounds to secure the Munster Under 21 hurling championship crown. The final scoreline after extra time was Limerick 4-20 Cork 1-27.

The game, played in front of an 8,000 strong crowd was as sporting a contest as many there would have witnessed. Both sides served up a feast of honest hurling, with referee Pat Casey from Waterford a bit part player. Limerick will not go on to face Galway on August 20th in the All Ireland semi final. For more analysis and reports from the game, check out next week’s Limerick Post Newspaper.

The stats:

Scorers for Limerick: G Mulcahy 2-1, S Dowling 0-7 (0-6f), D Hannon 1-4, C Allis 0-4 (0-1f), M Carmody 0-3, S O’Brien 1-0, K Downes 0-1.

Scorers for Cork: J Coughlan 0-10 (0-5f, 0-1 ‘65), A Walsh 0-8, L O’Farrell 1-2, C Lehane 0-3, D Brosnan, M O’Sullivan, D Drake (0-1 sideline), S O’Brien 0-1 each.

LIMERICK: A Murphy; A Dempsey, P Begley, S O’Reilly; C McNamara, C Hayes, T O’Callaghan; C Allis, S O’Brien; S Dowling, D Hannon, N Kennedy; M Ryan, K Downes, G Mulcahy.

Subs: J O’Brien for McNamara (15), M Carmody for Ryan (half-time), B O’Connell for Begley (blood) (48), Begley for O’Connell (50), A Breen for O’Brien (56), S Madden for Mulcahy (59), B Cleary for O’Reilly (60), Mulcahy for Madden (60), B O’Connell for O’Callaghan (68), S O’Brien for Breen (70).

CORK: D McCarthy; C Joyce, D Cahalane, S Corry; J Nagle, W Egan, M Ellis; S O’Farrell, D Roche; D Brosnan, M O’Sullivan, A Walsh; L O’Farrell, C Lehane, J Coughlan.
Subs: P Honohan for Ellis (half-time), D Drake for Brosnan (38), B Withers for Corry (40), S O’Brien for S O’Farrell (43), P Haughney for Lehane (54), Lehane for Haughney (66), Brosnan for O’Sullivan (74).

Referee: Pat Casey (Waterford)