Captain says Kilmurry got rub of the green

NEW Munster club football champions Kilmurry/Ibrickane enjoyed a share of luck through a lengthy campaign which saw them play their 11th game in Kilmallock on Sunday when they defeated Stradbally in a replay.

In doing what Clare sides in the past have found difficult - "crossing the thin line which divides so many teams" - team captain Odran O'Dwyer admitted that they had enjoyed the rub of the green.

In different circumstances, he felt that Eire Óg, Ennis - who they beat after two games in the Clare final - might well have been filling their shoes this week.