Robbie O’Flynn fires crucial double as Christians see off St Flannan’s to confirm place in quarter-finals

CBC (Cork) 2-7 St Flannan’s College (Ennis) 0-11: A first Dr Harty Cup campaign in almost a century for Cork’s Christian Brothers College will continue into the new year after they booked a quarter-final spot with a battling win over St Flannan’s at Kilmallock yesterday.

This win for CBC, coupled with Ardscoil Rís’s victory against Clonmel yesterday, means the meeting of the Cork and Limerick schools in final round of the group stage will merely be to determine first and second places.

Christians were made to work for victory, however. Playing into the wind, they trailed at half-time 0-9 to 2-4 – though the goals from Robbie O’Flynn were of huge importance – and it wasn’t until 13 minutes after the restart they opened their second-half account.