Cahill on song as Kilruane advance

County U21 star Justin Cahill gave a man-of-the-match performance as Kilruane MacDonaghs defeated Knockavilla Kickhams 1-20 to 0-16 in the delayed Tipperary SHC first round clash at Templetuohy last night.

Cahill was outstanding in defence for Tipperary in their defeat of a highly-fancied Limerick side in the Munster U21 hurling semi-final midweek, and he showed his versatility with seven points from play here. Wind-aided, Kilruane led 0-12 to 0-8 at half-time, Cahill notching four points and Ray McLoughney six.

A big effort was expected of Knockavilla in the second period but they never got closer than two points and goalkeeper Paddy Ryan kept them in the game with two top-class saves from McLoughney and Buggy O’Meara.