Knockout stages beckon for Harty hopefuls

Thurles CBS v Blackwater College: Clonmel (All games 2.30pm throw-in)

WITH a place in the knockout stages for the winners, this game has taken on added significance. Should the sides finish level, it will come down to scoring difference and, in that context, the Lismore college are slightly better off.

It would be a massive blow to Thurles should they fail to qualify, but they were on the receiving end of a 10-point defeat by St. Flannan’s last time out and will have to improve to stay in the title race.