Wilmot books Munster final spot with all-the-way victory

BRIAN WILMOT is through to the Munster Intermediate final following an impressive start-to-finish semi-final win over Andrew O’Leary at Béal na mBláth.

He set up the score with an impressive start that saw him open a good lead with three great bowls to light at the water and he raised a bowl with his fourth shot to light facing Shorten’s Cross. O’Leary increased his challenge from there and had the lead well under a bowl at Long’s Lane.

He cut the lead to just 60m at the farmhouse and kept up the pressure to the garage. Wilmot put clear road between them again with a great bowl to the big corner, which stretched his lead to almost a bowl. O’Leary did well again in the shots towards the novice line, where the lead was down to 30m, but missed light with his next shot and his challenge dissipated.