Rathmore retain cup as Legion’s wait continues

Rathmore 3-11 Killarney Legion 2-7: Rathmore retained the O’Donoghue Cup with an impressive victory over Killarney Legion in Saturday’s East Kerry final at Fitzgerald Stadium.

Rathmore retain cup as Legion’s wait continues
Mon, 21 Dec, 2015 - 00:00
Billy Stack

A powerful second-half display, where they restricted their opponents to three points while goaling twice, proved crucial to their seven point victory.

Kerry star Paul Murphy was again to the fore for the winners - though he didn’t require a repeat of his helicopter journey to make the decider as he did in the semi-final

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