No stopping ravenous Rhode after sparkling start

What was expected to be a fiercely contested clash between two clubs that have been regular participants in the Leinster club championship surprisingly proved a one-sided encounter as Rhode overwhelmed Moorefield.

An early goal from Rhode’s Anton Sullivan put Moorefield on the back foot against the Offaly champions and while the Kildare side enjoyed a strong spell during the third quarter and brought the gap down to just three points, the Offaly champions had the power to kick on.

Nine of the last 11 Leinster club campaigns involved either one or both of these sides and that made it all the more surprising when Rhode burst from the blocks in the first half and overwhelmed their Kildare counterparts in almost every facet of play, establishing an eight point interval lead that Moorefield manager Luke Dempsey conceded was far too tough a situation to retrieve.