McGrath point saves Our Lady’s

Our Lady’s, Templemore 1-14 Thurles CBS 2-11

On a cold, crisp afternoon, a huge crowd watched two teams play themselves to a standstill and from a neutral point of view a draw was a fair result which should guarantee another bumper crowd for the replay at the same venue next Wednesday.

It was fitting that McGrath should have had the final say. Pitted against his county minor colleague Liam Dwan, he struggled to make the same impact he made in previous games, but his 1-7 contribution was spectacular. One of his points was a superb effort from his own 45 metre line, while two others were from at least 90 metres out, all three wind assisted.