Clare secured safe passage to a fifth Munster semi-final meeting with Kerry in six years, but what they produced in this desperately poor provincial quarter-final fixture won’t be anywhere near sufficient to even remotely trouble Kerry.

What’s seldom is wonderful.

Following their 12-point McGrath Cup win over Waterford in Meelick on Saturday, Clare manager Colm Collins says it would make sense to double up their January 14 tie with Cork, rather than play each other on successive weeks.

Bandon Grammar School 17, St Munchin’s College 13: Bandon Grammar School created their own special piece of history on a wet and windy afternoon at Bandon RFC yesterday when they advanced to the Clayton Hotels Munster Senior Schools Cup semi-final for the first time.

St Munchin’s 24 Castletroy 19: A try by their captain and second-row forward Keelan McDonagh three minutes into stoppage time gave St Munchin’s a dramatic 24-19 victory over Limerick rivals Castletroy in the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup at Thomond Park yesterday. 

Seán Barron and Michael O’Halloran are the two Waterford debutants for Sunday’s Munster SFC quarter-final against Tipperary in Semple Stadium (3.30pm).

Clare enjoyed a facile victory over a very poor Waterford side in the quarter-final of the Munster U-21 football championship at Miltown Malbay last evening.

Cork midfielder Ian Maguire has overcome a back injury and is selected for tomorrow’s Munster U21 football quarter-final against Limerick.

Munster Schools Junior Cup: Castletroy 26 St Munchins 21

Allianz FL Division 4 Round 2: Offally 0-13 Waterford 1-4: Waterford’s early season momentum hit the buffers in foggy and damp conditions at O’Connor Park yesterday afternoon as an early red card for midfielder Shane Ahearne left them hugely disadvantaged.

St Munchin’s 23 Ardscoil Rís 21

Waterford have claimed their first McGrath Cup title in 34 years, with goals from Maurice O’Gorman, Gavin Nugent and Joey Veale helping them to only their second ever title, at Fraher Field tonight.

Kerry 1-15 Waterford 2-6

Michael Hurley has been named at in attack in the only change to the Cork side for this evening’s Electric Ireland Munster MFC semi-final with Tipperary in Semple Stadium (7.30).

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