Classy Cloyne rout Rockies

Cloyne 2-22 Blackrock 1-5

It's a long, long time since Blackrock suffered such a trouncing and whether it can be put down to a bad day at the office, only time will tell. Certainly competing without the injured Fergal Ryan did not help their cause, but the way Cloyne clicked into gear in this often bad-tempered contest augurs well. They were a team with a plan and meaning business as they commenced their bid to atone for last season's final defeat by Na Piarsaigh in fine style.

Two Blackrock players, Joe Young and Wayne Sherlock, were sent off in the second-half for second yellow offences and really Diarmuid O'Sullivan can count himself lucky not to have seen red for a first-half incident which saw referee John Sexton book four players.