KENNY EGAN took a major step towards the world championships and, ultimately, next year’s London Olympics when he outpointed Tommy McCarthy (Oliver Plunkett BC) in a heavyweight semi-final that had its share of controversy at last night’s box-offs at the National Stadium.

THE Longford team to play Cork at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday night shows two changes in personnel and a number of positional switches from the team which lost to Mayo in their previous outing.

Bridgetown VC 1-10 Tullamore College 1-7

Derry 1-15