Erin’s Own withstand stern challenge from Rovers

If Erin’s Own harbour ambitions of challenging for this year’s Cork crown, they will have to do better than this Jekyll and Hyde opening round display against Bride Rovers at Carrigtwohill last night.

Twice they had the game in safe keeping only to leave their opponents off the hook, before coming extremely close to losing it in a hectic four-minute spell of injury time.

The ‘06 and ‘07 champions couldn’t have asked for a better start. The ball broke to Alan Bowen from the throw in and he put Jack Sheehan through for a goal and when Eoghan Murphy pointed a free seconds later the Rovers looked to be in for a drubbing.