In a fascinating climax to the group stages of the Waterford SHC, three-time winners Lismore and 2012 runners-up Dungarvan were the major casualties as Tallow, Ballygunner and Abbeyside all pressed on to the quarter-finals.

The last of the round-robin games in Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Colleges SFC) take place today with the four quarter-final places up for grabs.

There are six games down for decision in today’s Dr Harty Cup.

Holders Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne must win against North Clare Schools in Rathkeale this afternoon to be assured a place in the last eight of Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Colleges SAFC).

It started out over a decade ago as a plan to expose youngsters in West Waterford to an elite standard of colleges hurling.

FOR the third time in seven years, De La Salle (Macroom) will participate in the marquee day in Munster Colleges football after staving off Coláiste Chríost Rí in an absorbing Corn Uí Mhuirí semi-final in Cloughduv on Saturday.

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WATERFORD club De La Salle have appointed former player, Derek McGrath, as senior hurling manager for 2012.

THEIR defeat to De La Salle in last year’s Waterford SHC final is still a powerful motivational tool for 2011 champions Ballygunner, according to defender Wayne Hutchinson.

DEFENDING champions Árd Scoil Rís face a tricky opener in the first round of next season’s Munster Colleges Dr Harty Cup.

ARD SCOIL RÍS won their first White Cup with an impressive finish at Cahir yesterday.

GOALKEEPER Sean Whitty’s sudden-death heroics earned De La Salle, Waterford their first FAI Schools Tony O’Neill Senior Cup title at Tolka Park yesterday.

DE LA SALLE boss Michael Ryan says his charges’ close shave against Cork’s Sarsfields is an invaluable wake-up call for Sunday’s Munster Club senior hurling final clash against Thurles Sarsfields at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

KERRY will have five schools in the knock-out stages of the Corn Uí Mhuirí.

Thurles CBS v Blackwater College: Clonmel (All games 2.30pm throw-in)

TWO cracking Harty Cup games down for decision this afternoon with an all-Waterford tie taking place at Fraher Field, Dungarvan between DLS Waterford and Blackwater CS while at Mourneabbey, Coláiste Chríost Rí take on Charleville CBS in an all-Cork clash.

KEVIN MORAN of De La Salle says he and his colleagues are more determined than ever to win the Waterford senior hurling title, having collected their first county only two years ago.

IT WAS billed as the game of the round between two former champions, but this Harty Cup first-round clash at Cahir yesterday never got off the ground, as Thurles CBS eased their way to victory.

AT the start of the campaign, few would have predicted a De La Salle, Macroom/Corcha Dhuibhne semi-final in the Corn Ui Mhuirí (Munster colleges SFC).

TWO late points by Tony Dineen and Stephen Down gave DLS Macroom victory in this entertaining Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-final at Rathmore yesterday.

PAURIC Mahony scored 2-8 as former champions De La Salle maintained their perfect record in this season’s Dr Harty Cup.

IT STARTED as a bit of fun but Damien Hayes has revealed he’ll make much-needed money from his fearsome beard.

BY any yardstick, De La Salle’s qualification for today’s AIB All-Ireland club hurling final is a monumental achievement given that they were intermediate 10 years ago.

FOR the time being, it will matter little to either surprise Munster champions De La Salle or experienced campaigners Cushendall that the conventional view is that the All-Ireland club hurling champions will come from the other semi-final.

MICHAEL CARMODY (Castletroy College, Limerick) led all the way to win the senior boys title at the Munster Schools Cross-Country Championships at Tramore Racecourse yesterday, when the lack of teacher cover due to the cutbacks was reflected in much smaller entries.

THE defeat of champions DLS Waterford has thrown the Dr Harty Cup wide open and any of the four schools in today’s semi-finals will fancy their chances of winning the coveted prize.

WINNING at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday against the odds has earned De La Salle the right to be taken much more seriously going into the AIB Munster club hurling final against Adare in two weeks time, captain John Mullane insists.

A BLISTERING start provided the springboard for a second group stage victory for reigning Harty Cup champions De La Salle College at the expense of Our Lady’s CBS (Templemore) at New Inn yesterday.

DLS Waterford 3-13 Carrigaline CS 0-15

SUBSTITUTE Danny Purcell was Kilkenny’s hero with a match-winning goal two minutes from the end of time in a disappointing All-Ireland MHC final yesterday.

ALL-IRELAND Colleges hurling champions DLS Waterford supply six players to the county team for tomorrow night’s Munster MHC semi-final against Cork in Walsh Park.

HARTY Cup champions DLS Waterford will open the defence of their title next season against Carrigaline Community School.

THE final of the intermediate boys’ hurdles will provide the closest and possibly the most exciting finish of the day at the KitKat Munster Schools track and field championships at the UL track in Limerick tomorrow when Patrick Maher (Davis College, Mallow) and Edmund O’Halloran (St Francis College, Rochestown) renew rivalry.

DLS Macroom 8-13 Hospital Herbertstown 1-4

SUBSTITUTE David Purcell secured his place in DLS Waterford folklore with a match-winning point a minute from time in this enthralling All-Ireland Colleges SHC A final replay at Nowlan Park on Saturday.

DLS Waterford 2-12 Thurles CBS 1-15 (After extra-time)

THURLES CBS wouldn’t lack for motivation against DLS Waterford in this afternoon’s All-Ireland Colleges SHC A Final (Croke Cup) at Nowlan Park, (TG4, 5.15pm).

CHAMPIONS DLS Waterford open the defence of their Harty Cup title with a tricky local derby clash against Waterford Colleges at Walsh Park tomorrow.