IT MAY have taken a late quality point from full-forward Keith Hogan to save UCD’s bacon in this thrilling Fitzgibbon Cup game at WIT’s Carriganore venue yesterday, but it was well deserved on a day hurling itself was the real winner.

THEY must wait until next weekend to discover their opponents, but De La Salle will be in confident mood ahead of the Waterford SHC final after the impressive manner of their victory in Walsh Park yesterday.

TALLOW crashed to one of their most ignominious Waterford SHC defeats ever when they were crushed by 21 points by rampant De La Salle in a hopelessly one-sided SHC quarter-final at Fraher Field, Dungarvan yesterday.

THE good times roll on for De La Salle. The Waterford and Munster senior champions collected the county U21 HC title at Fraher Field, Dungarvan, yesterday.

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

NUIG 1-11 DIT 2-5

ST COLMAN’S COLLEGE, Fermoy retained their Dr O’Callaghan Cup, Cork colleges senior hurling championship title in splendid fashion at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday, as Dr Harty Cup winners Midleton CBS failed to complete the double.

THE Limerick team to play Clare in the ESB Munster MHC semi-final qualifier in Cusack Park tonight (6.30pm), shows six changes from the team trounced by Cork in the first round.

Tipperary 2-13 Clare 1-8

HOLDERS Cork will field seven of the squad which trounced Limerick in last year’s provincial final in tomorrow night’s opening round of the ESB Munster Minor Hurling Championship at the Gaelic Grounds (6.30).

St Flannan’s 1-14 Waterford Colleges 0-10

Thurles CBS 1-10 Cashel CS 1-4

Shannon CCS 2-15 Douglas CS 0-6

Shannon CCS 1-15 St Joseph’s, Borrisoleigh 1-9

Carbery 1-11 Bishopstown 0-7

Shannon Schools 1-14, St Finbarr’s, Farranferris 1-12

NUIG 0-18 UL 1-5

Colaístí Na nDéise2-13 Shannon Schools1-11

Shannon Comprehensive 2-9