Rory Jacob struck an early second-half goal to inspire Oulart-the-Ballagh to a fourth consecutive Wexford SHC title at the expense of Faythe Harriers at Wexford Park yesterday.

Champions Oulart-the-Ballagh remain on course for a fourth title in-a-row when they defeated Shelmaliers (1-19 to 2-11) in their Pettitt’s Wexford SHC semi-final at Wexford Park on Saturday.

Clare booked their place in the NHL Division 1B final after their fourth consecutive win of the campaign at Cusack Park, Ennis yesterday.

Limerick’s campaign is back on track following this impressive eight point victory over Wexford in their Division 1B clash at Wexford Park yesterday.

Antrim, without their Loughgiel players, pulled off an exciting and thoroughly deserved victory over Wexford at Casement Park yesterday.

LAOIS began life under Cork legend Teddy McCarthy with a battling extra-time victory over DIT in Rathdowney on Saturday.

Limerick 1-22 Wexford 2-13

Wexford 1-15 Kilkenny 1-26

LIMERICK have named just two of the starting team that lost to Cork last year for Sunday’s Munster semi-final against Waterford.

A WIN pulling up for Wexford then, but the 11-point margin owed more to Antrim’s spectacular collapse than anything the home team offered up in a Leinster quarter-final that seemed to hang in the balance at half-time.

CLONOULTY-Rossmore defender John O’Keeffe will make his senior intercounty hurling championship debut in Sunday’s Munster quarter-final clash against Cork after being named in Tipperary’s starting side last night.

WEXFORD completed the great escape as they ensured their Division 1 survival with a deserved draw against All-Ireland champions Tipperary at Semple Stadium.

THE final round of games in the two top divisions of the Allianz Hurling League this weekend and plenty still to play for.

A TALE of two halves in Wexford Park yesterday — the best of times for Wexford and the worst for Cork, as the Slaneysiders overturned an eight-point deficit to storm to victory.

DUBLIN football defender Kevin Nolan says he and his team-mates train as hard as Premier League footballers.

IT’S A big weekend on the Allianz Hurling League front. In the first division especially, six teams are still in with a chance of making the final and all involved in games against each other, while the remaining two teams – Wexford and Offaly – meet in what will probably be the relegation decider.

DAVID O’CALLAGHAN came in as a late replacement but proved his value to Dublin with two first-half goals setting his side up for a nine-point victory over a battling Wexford outfit at Wexford Park yesterday.

CORK County Board have called for fair play after All-Ireland-winning captain Graham Canty was snubbed for a trip to America on St Patrick’s Day.

SO many times it’s been said — goals win matches; so many times it’s been said also about this Kilkenny team, that they are a veritable goal-scoring machine. Well, not so yesterday.

DÓNAL ÓG CUSACK returns to the Cork team for the first time this year when Galway visit Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday.

THIS game told us more about how far Wexford hurling has gone back rather than how far Galway have moved forward from last year.

Galway 1-24 Wexford 0-06, Pearse Stadium

CORK manager Denis Walsh has introduced defensive newcomers Stephen McDonnell and Mark Ellis to his team for their Allianz Division 1 Hurling League match with Offaly at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday. Glen Rovers player McDonnell gets the nod at right corner-back while Millstreet hurler Ellis will line out at centre-back.

Laois 2-16 Wexford 1-16

Wexford manager Colm Bonnar has made four changes to his team for Saturday's All-Ireland SHC phase 1 qualifier against Tipperary at Semple Stadium (throw-in 3.30pm).

GALWAY may have their work cut out with Colm Cooper at Pearse Stadium tomorrow, but Joe Kernan’s side will have another dangerous Dr Crokes corner-forward to contend with too.

Both Dublin manager Anthony Daly and his Wexford counterpart Colm Bonnar have announced their sides for tomorrow's Walsh Cup semi-final in Gorey.

OFF the field, the raging inferno that is the Limerick hurling crisis burns on, yet between the white lines Justin McCarthy is attempting to plough on with the preparation work for the 2010 season.

Clare 2-24 Wexford 2-18

Kilkenny 2-13 Wexford 0-15

Tyrone 1-9 Wexford 0-10