Carlow 1-9 Galway 2-15

Laois 0-20 Carlow 0-13

Declan Ryan will have attacking aces Eoin Kelly, Seamus Callanan and Patrick Maher back in his selection plans for Sunday week’s Munster SHC quarter-final against Limerick but the Tipperary manager remained tight-lipped as to whether returning star Lar Corbett will be in contention for the Semple Stadium clash.

Half-time substitutes Ross Smithers and Mark Brennan made a massive impact on this vital NHL Division 2A tie at Dr Cullen Park yesterday, scoring a combined 2-4 from play as Carlow maintained their 100% league record.

Paudie Kehoe fired 11 points as Carlow all but ended Kerry’s hopes of promotion from Division 2A of the Allianz Hurling League yesterday.

Carlow made a winning start to their Allianz Hurling League season with an impressive display at Dr Cullen Park yesterday.

THREE gift goals proved the undoing of Carlow hurlers in this sub-standard preliminary Leinster SHC tie at Dr Cullen Park yesterday as a focused Westmeath side deservedly advanced to a home meeting with Galway.

LATE last year, another Christy Ring Cup in the bag (third in the six years of the competition), their county champions Raharney running Oulart-The-Ballagh to three points in the Leinster club semi-final, Westmeath hurling was on the crest of a wave.

LIAM SHEEDY has made four changes to his Tipperary starting line-up as they attempt to revive their All-Ireland SHC challenge in tomorrow’s qualifier tie against Wexford in Semple Stadium after the defeat against Cork in the Munster quarter-final in May.

Carlow 1-19 Laois 3-12, Dr Cullen Park

AN absence of belief cost Carlow the opportunity of a shock victory over neighbours Laois at O’Moore Park on Saturday night. That was the assessment of losing manager Kevin Ryan who felt the game was over as a contest with 25 minutes remaining.

LEINSTER SHC (Preliminary round): Laois 1-13 Carlow 0-10

Carlow 1-15 Down 0-14

KERRY produced a gutsy performance to bring this Christy Ring Cup semi-final to a replay, after 80 minutes of wholehearted endeavour against champions Carlow at Dr Cullen Park.

LAOIS 4-18 CARLOW 3-11

Carlow 3-22 Westmeath 4-16 (after extra-time)

Antrim 5-13 Carlow 1-07

Shane Kavanagh and Sean McMahon have both been promoted to the Carlow starting XV for Sunday's Christy Ring Cup final against Antrim (Croke Park, throw-in 2pm).