Rathmore hold out after late Legion rally comes up short

Defending Kerry senior club champions Rathmore withstood a late Killarney Legion onslaught before winning their quarter-final, 1-10 to 0-12, on Saturday night with Legion missing two goal chances late on.

Kerry defender Aidan O’Mahony took control of midfield for Rathmore in the second-half as they went ahead through a John Buckley penalty (1-6 to 0-8) but with impressive Kingdom and Legion forward James O’Donoghue scoring 0-6 and causing Tom O’Sullivan no end of problems, Legion were always within striking distance.

Rathmore will now face St Michaels/Foilmore in a semi-final next weekend, after the South Kerry side defeated Dingle 2-6 to 1-6.