Wilmot set for Rafferty clash

BRIAN WILMOT will be the standard bearer for Munster bowling in next weekend’s All-Ireland series on the Derrinasafa Road in Dunmanway.

On Sunday he faces Ulster’s Paul Rafferty in the Intermediate final, which is the top title on offer. This is no small assignment as Rafferty has been coming into form over the past few months and is showing a high level of consistency.

Wilmot didn’t do himself justice in the Munster final against Donal Riordan a few weeks ago. If he can put that performance to the back of his mind and focus on his win then he can take a lot of positives into Sunday’s final. He has an incredible championship record, having lost just the 2009 Munster Junior A final in a two-year period and unlike Rafferty he has been over the road in a championship score.