St Colman’s face tough encounter with Cashel CS

ST COLMAN’S open the defence of their Irish Examiner Dr Harty Cup title with a tricky first-round tie against Cashel CS in Clonmel tomorrow.

The Fermoy college are going for their fourth title in-a-row, but face a side that will field the majority of their Dean Ryan winning team of 2002.

This is a new era for Colman’s, because for the first time in over 10 years they won’t have Denis Ring in their corner as he is now principal of a new school in Waterford. To add to their woes, the college no longer boasts boarders in its ranks.