Bourke breaks Banner hearts

THERE can scarcely have been a more dramatic end to a hurling match that the one which occurred at Cusack Park last night.

With the sides locked together, Clare were within minutes of an historic first Munster U21 hurling win as Conor Tierney lined up a 20 metre free straight in front of the Tipperary posts.

Amazingly play was halted as the referee’s attention was drawn to an umpire at the opposite end of the pitch who had his hand up. After consultation with him, the referee cancelled the Clare free and awarded Tipperary a 65 as the umpire had adjudged the goalkeeper had stepped outside the small parallelogram.