Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-19 Portumna 0-17

Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) 1-16 Tullamore (Offaly) 1-8

Ballyhale Shamrocks 4-18 Ballyboden St Enda's 0-18

Maurice Aylward has kept the faith will the Ballyhale Shamrocks side that saw off Toomevara in the last four for Saturday's crunch AIB All-Ireland Club Hurling Final against Loughrea at Croke Park (throw-in 3.40pm).

Kilkenny duo Henry Shefflin and James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick were in top form as Ballyhale Shamrocks beat Toomevara 2-20 to 3-14 this afternoon in an epic AIB All-Ireland club hurling semi-final.