Thurles eager to avenge Harty Cup loss to DLS

THURLES CBS wouldn’t lack for motivation against DLS Waterford in this afternoon’s All-Ireland Colleges SHC A Final (Croke Cup) at Nowlan Park, (TG4, 5.15pm).

The Waterford side eased to victory when the sides clashed in the Dr Harty Cup decider with the Tipperary outfit failing to produce their early-season form. Champions DLS, under the tutelage of coaches Derek McGrath and Dermot Dooley, were most impressive and their management of Tipperary dangermen David Butler, John O’Neill, Ciaran Shelley and Kieran Morris proved instrumental in deciding the outcome.

The introduction of a backdoor system afforded Thurles a chance of redemption and they showed glimpses of their potential when defeating Kilkenny CBS in the quarter-final with Butler, O’Neill and Morris impressive in the 0-22 to 0-10 victory.