Third gear enough as Moorefield canter to title

KILDARE and Leinster champions last year, Moorefield retained the first of those titles yesterday and the manner of their win suggests they will not be easily relieved of their provincial crown either.

Only four points separated these Newbridge town rivals at the end, but the gap in class on the day was far greater, with five Sarsfield points arriving after the result had long been put to bed.

“We were doing well at five points up at half-time,” said Moorefield manager Dessie Brennan. “We knew Sarsfields wouldn’t drop the heads though, and there were a lot of hard knocks out there. It was good honest stuff. It’s the club’s first two-in-a-row. We can concentrate now on winning our Leinster title again and we have beaten our biggest rivals to win the county. It’s been a good day.”