Club hurling round-up

October 02, 2016

Gort's Wayne Walsh, Sylvie Og Linnane and Michael Cummins celebrate.
©INPHO/Cathal Noonan.

This year's Galway SHC final will pit 2014 champions Gort against 2013 All-Ireland Club winners St Thomas's.

Gort enjoyed a 1-17 to 0-18 penultimate stage victory over Craughwell today while St Thomas's prevailed against Loughrea on a scoreline of 1-15 to 1-10.

Meanwhile, Birr and St Rynagh's will go head-to-head in the Offaly SHC decider.

Birr finished with six points to spare over Kinnity (1-19 to 0-16) and St Rynagh's pipped Kilcormac-Killoughey by 1-11 to 0-12.

Leinster club champions Oulart-The Ballagh will be favourites to retain their Wexford SHC crown when they square up to Cloughbawn.

The holders were too strong for Ferns St Aidan's (4-16 to 0-17) while Cloughbawn registered a 2-11 to 1-12 win over Glynn-Barntown.

Oulart-The Ballagh players celebrate. ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan.

The Tipperary SHC is at the semi-final stage and Thurles Sarsfields will put their title on the line when they take on Clonoulty-Rossmore next Sunday in Semple Stadium (3.30pm).

Kiladangan versus Killenaule will be first up at 1.45pm.

In Limerick, Patrickswell got the better off Kilmallock by 1-19 to 1-15 in today's Limerick SHC semi-final in the Gaelic Grounds and they await the winners of the second semi-final, Adare v Ballybrown.

Meanwhile, Clonlara will be hoping to go one step further than last year when they face Ballyea in the Clare SHC final.

They defeated double-chasing Cratloe by 1-18 to 1-16.


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