Dungarvan dethrone champions

Waterford SHC quarter-final: Dungarvan 4-10 Passage 2-14

After an incident packed hour at Fraher Field on Saturday, Waterford champions Passage were dethroned as goalhungry Dungarvan progressed to the semi-final of the senior hurling championship.

The youthful Blues held a commanding eight point lead with 10 minutes left but nearly lost their way in a thrilling finish. A proud Passage side brushed off Eoin Kelly’s dismissal early in the second period and narrowed to within two points when Thomas Connors scrambled home his second goal. They couldn’t complete another unlikely comeback, however, and Dungarvan boss James O’Connor was delighted to pass that late examination.