Fr O’Neills beat Erin’s Own to reclaim title

FR O’NEILLS reclaimed the East Cork Junior Hurling A Championship title in spectacular fashion at Killeagh yesterday when, after a final packed with thrills, spills and no little heartbreak, they withstood a ferocious late rally from Erin’s Own to finish on the right side of a 1-11 to 2-4 scoreline.

To say conditions were bad would be an understatement they were atrocious as the rain that poured on to the neatly manicured surface of the Killeagh pitch left it like a skating rink although there was not a patch of mud in sight.

Erin's Own might blame the slippery surface for an avalanche of wides that could have cost them a long overdue divisional title they hit six in the first half and added on another nine in the second but the fact of the matter is that many of them were from scoreable frees.