Nenagh landed their fourth Pierce Purcell Shield title at Carton House as they continued their romp through the AIG GUI Cups and Shields national finals, but for team captain Tony McCann it was an All Ireland victory six months in the making.

There will be some neat historical symmetry for Cork Golf Club if they were to lift the Barton Shield at Carton House this week, 25 years on from an All Ireland Junior Cup success featuring much of the present set-up.