Sixmilebridge have the experience to shatter Mount Sion’s dream

JUST over 21-years-ago Clare side Newmarket-on-Fergus defeated St Finbarr’s in the first round of the Munster club hurling championship. Other than the fact that St Finbarr’s were the reigning champions at the time there was little else of significance about the result.

But it marked a watershed in the competition because it ended the monopoly of the three Cork teams Blackrock, the Barrs and Glen Rovers who had shared the previous 10 titles at provincial level and seven All-Irelands in the same period.

That 1981-82 season was also notable for the fact that Mount Sion brought the title to Waterford for the only time with a team including current manager Jim Greene, until Ballygunner were successful at their third attempt last year.