Kilkenny 2-24 Offaly 0-12

WHEN the AIL’s most prolific attack faced the most suffocating defence, something had to give, in this Division Three final in Donnybrook on Saturday.

IT’S a very social club, is Bruff RFC, and that was much in evidence at last Saturday’s vital AIL division 3 match against promotion rivals Queens University, from Belfast.

BRENDAN DEADY brought the AIB League Division Three trophy back to Kilballyowen Park on Saturday night and dedicated the famous win to Bruff player/coach Eoin Cahill.

FORMER Footballer of the Year Pádraig Joyce has returned to the Galway fold. The two-time All-Ireland winner has not been part of the Galway squad since last year’s humiliating All-Ireland qualifier defeat by Westmeath.

TWENTY-YEAR-OLD Killian Young from the Renard club makes his National Football League debut for Kerry when they take on Mayo in the opening round at Castlebar on Sunday.

THERE is one change on the Limerick team for Sunday's Allianz National Hurling League quarter-final against Waterford in Thurles.

THE Waterford selectors have sprung a major surprise by handing Portlaw’s Jack Hartley his debut at midfield for Sunday’s vital Division 1B National Hurling League game against Offaly in Birr.

Crescent College 11 Árd Scoil Rís 10

Offaly 1-9 Cork 0-10

LIMERICK football manager Liam Kearns has stood by the team which easily accounted for Carlow in the All-Ireland qualifiers for Sunday’s meeting with Derry at Castlebar.

Athlone CC1-16 Clonakilty CC0-1

St Senan’s 1-9 Athea 0-8

St Flannans 2-13 St Brendan's, Birr 1-14

Clonakilty CC 4-8 Belmullet CC 0-8

CBC 5 Árd Scoil Rís 0

Cork 0-14 Limerick 1-7

WATERFORD will be without Shane Walsh, their goal-scoring hero from last year's historic Munster U21 football final victory over Kerry, when the sides renew acquaintances in the semi-final in Killarney tomorrow night (7.30pm).

Mayo 1-11 Galway 1-9(aet)

Kerry 1-7

Cork 0-11

Árd Scoil Rís 9 Crescent Comp 0