Antrim ace Neil McManus was the hero with an impressive 1-7 as Ruairi Og, Cushendall pulled off a shock AIB All-Ireland club hurling semi-final win in Navan.

Thurles Sarsfields ran out 2-20 to 2-15 winners over Cork champions Sarsfields in this afternoon's AIB Munster Club SHC semi-final clash at Semple Stadium.

THURLES SARS had a much tougher battle than predicted in their Munster Club SHC semi-final at Kilmallock yesterday.

Thurles Sarsfields 2-15 Lixnaw 3-8