Tipp survive late scare to reach decider

Tipperary 1-15 Clare 1-11

Following a round of applause and an impeccably observed minute’s silence to mark Jimmy Doyle’s passing, Tipperary’s minor hurlers booked a place in the provincial final of the grade he graced with distinction in the 1950s.

Poignancy hung in the Semple Stadium air last night as the Premier County young guns beat Clare by four points to set up a Munster decider with Limerick or Cork on July 12.