Battling Dripsey edge Rockies

Dripsey leapt around like spring lambs at the final whistle as if they’d won the championship, and heaven knows what the celebrations would be like if they actually did, but at least they’ll have the chance to do it next year after retaining their intermediate ‘A’ hurling status on Saturday night.

The mid-Cork side had David O’Sullivan to thank for helping them chisel out a deserved three-point win over Blackrock’s second string as his goal in injury-time settled a nerve shredder of a game.

Though the quality from both sides was poor, their appetite for it could never be questioned and though Dripsey just about deserved to win, they sure made hard work of it. When sub Denis Moran put Blackrock ahead with two minutes to play, it looked like a shock was on the cards.