Campion the Kilkenny CBS ace

Philly Campion’s 15th minute goal proved the decisive score as Kilkenny CBS claimed victory in this Leinster Colleges SAHC semi-final at New Ross on Saturday.

Both attacks struggled to impress in difficult weather conditions as defences dominated. Evan Coady and Eoin McGrath shone for the winners while Sean Murphy and James Cash were outstanding for the Wexford outfit.

Campion and Andrew Kenny (free) exchanged points inside the opening three minutes, before a huge Kenny free into the wind edged his side 0-2 to 0-1 ahead after 12 minutes. The struggle for scores was evident even at this early stage, but Campion cut into the centre on the quarter hour to fire home and send his side into a 1-1 to 0-2 lead. A James Langton point handed the Kilkenny side a 1-2 to 0-2 interval lead.