Shefflin saves sinking Shamrocks

ALL SQUARE at Nowlan Park yesterday, with 6,974 spectators seeing favourites Ballyhale Shamrocks level the Kilkenny SHC final deep in injury-time, depriving underdogs James Stephens a famous victory.

Ballyhale’s Henry Shefflin drove over a difficult free on the stroke of time to level matters after a dogged contest which was undermined by atrocious conditions.

Heavy rain for hours preceding the game did little for either side’s skills, and though the Nowlan Park surface stood up reasonably well to the torrent, at various times frees were mis-struck, sliotars stuck in the ground and players lost their footing.