Road bowling: Late drama as Coppinger pips Murphy in Noel Phair Cup

Martin Coppinger played an unbelievable second last shot of 287.5m which set him up to pip Aidan Murphy in a riveting Noel Phair Cup tie at Shannonvale.

Murphy easily won the first two shots past Cleary’s. Coppinger got a lucky rub with his third to McSweeney’s. Murphy beat that by 100m, which gave him almost a bowl of odds after Coppinger’s poor fourth. He raised a bowl after three more to Buttimer’s pillars. Both missed Desmond’s in the next exchange.