Donncha O’Brien claims Hancy Hubbard Cup with dramatic finish

Donncha O’Brien beat Kieran Murphy in the last shot of a Hancy Hubbard Cup tie at Beal na Marbh.

Murphy opened with a great bowl, taking the first tip well. O’Brien was too tight right with his, but he recovered instantly with a great second bowl to bare light at the first bend. Murphy missed this by five metres after playing his bowl too tight on the left. Neither player got a good third shot, but they compensated with big fourth throws to the white house. Both made light at the top of the hill in five, where O’Brien had gained a 50m lead.