Nenagh rally stuns De La Salle
Backboned by players from familiar hurling strongholds such as Toomevara, Nenagh Eire Óg, Burgess (supplied six of the starting 15), Kilruane-McDonaghs, Templederry, Portroe and Kildangan, the north Tipperary college looked to be in trouble early on and they trailed by four points to one after just six minutes.
Gradually, however, Nenagh worked their way into the match, and a goal by wing-forward John O’Brien in the ninth minute, pouncing on the break from a Colm Canning centre, set them on their way. That score put Nenagh a point in front, and though the match would subsequently be tied on three occasions, the Tipp boys would never again trail.
