De La Salle manager Derek McGrath was a relieved man at the final whistle in Sixmilebridge, but he could also feel justified.

Newmarket-On-Fergus 0-10 De La Salle 1-10

REIGNING Waterford SHC champions De La Salle needed an injury-time point to salvage a draw, 1-13 apiece, against Foumilewater in a thrilling group championship game at Dungarvan yesterday.

Roscommon 0-17 Mayo 1-12

THERE may be a tendency in the GAA to liberally bestow classic status on games, but the rush to throw garlands on this All-Ireland Club SHC semi-final is wholly justified.

De La Salle (Waterford) 0-9 Thurles Sarsfields (Tipp) 0-8

DEREK MCGRATH may be just 34 but he has already enjoyed an impressive coaching career.

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.

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.

IT MAY not have quite measured up to their classic drawn game at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, but Waterford and Cork still served up another compelling hour’s hurling in an action-packed Munster minor hurling championship semi-final replay before 4,000 at Walsh Park last night.

ALTHOUGH the game itself never bettered mediocrity, defending champions Waterford were the clear masters of this first round Munster MHC game at Walsh Park last night.

A STRONG second-half was enough to see Nenagh CBS upset the odds and surge past Waterford’s De La Salle in an entertaining Harty Cup quarter-final in Clonmel yesterday.

The GAA have announced the squads which have been selected for the U21 and senior hurling/shinty internationals against Scotland on Saturday next, October 18.

EIGHT students who completed their Leaving Cert exam at Sexton Street Christian Brothers School (CBS), in Limerick, will tonight each receive a JP McManus scholarship worth €4,500 per year, towards their third-level education.

Leinster Junior Rugby coach Tony Bellow has announced his squad for upcoming interprovincial fixtures.