All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling A Final – St. Kierans College 2-11 Ard Scoil Ris 2-8

St. Kierans College defeated Ard Scoil Ris by 2-11 to 2-8 in the All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling A Final on Saturday in Semple Stadium Thurles.

The match was close for much of the opening 45 minutes before Ard Scoil Ris raced in to a 2-8 to 1-6 lead with 12 minutes remaining. St. Kieran’s responded in admirable fashion however and outscored their opponents by 1-5 to 0-0 in the final stages to run out deserving winners.

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St Kieran’s 2-11 Ardscoil Ris 2-8

From the Irish Independent newspaper

Ardscoil Ris were denied their first Croke Cup title following a resilient performance by Kilkenny kingpins St Kieran’s in an entertaining final at Semple Stadium yesterday. In a tight encounter, the sides were level at 0-5 to 1-2 at half-time, with Paul Buggy netting the St Kieran’s goal. Goals from Brendan O’Connor and John Fitzgibbon at the beginning of the final quarter saw Ardscoil Ris then claim a 2-8 to 1-6 lead. However, Kieran’s staged a magnificent comeback, hitting 1-5 without reply including a Michael Brennan goal in the 51st minute, as the famous Noreside nursery claimed its 17th All-Ireland title.

Scorers — St Kieran’s: M Brennan 1-2; P Buggy 1-1; P Walsh 0-3; W Phelan (1f, 1 ’65) 0-2; T Hanrahan, J Power (1f), C Buckley 0-1 each. Ardscoil Ris: J Fitzgibbon (2f, 1 sl) 1-3; B O’Connor 1-0; M Ryan, K Downes, A Breen, D Hannon (1f), M Moroney 0-1 each.

St Kieran’s: M Donnelly; C O’Neill, R Lennon, S Phelan; A O’Dowd, W Phelan, D Brennan; J Gannon, C Buckley; J Power, B O’Connor, P Walsh; P Buggy, M Brennan, T Hanrahan. Subs: R Reid for O’Connor (53); C O’Shea for Hanrahan (58)

Ardscoil Ris: D Sheppard; M Carmody, E McCarthy, A Dempsey; C McInerney, D Hannon, M Moroney; S O’Brien, N Kennedy; M Ryan, S Dowling, B O’Connor; J Fitzgibbon, K Downes, A Breen. Subs: J Shanahan for Breen (44); C Keogh for Dowling (58)

Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)