Dermot Dooley delighted as De La Salle edge Nenagh CBS and silence doubters

De La Salle (Waterford) 0-13 Nenagh CBS (Tipperary) 0-10: A fruitful period at the start of the second-half — and a desire to prove others wrong — helped Waterford’s De La Salle to overcome Nenagh CBS in Kilmallock yesterday to book their place in the semi-finals of the Dr Harty Cup.

The champions of 2007 and ’08 hadn’t been in the last four since 2012 and went into this as underdogs, with Nenagh having eliminiated champions Thurles CBS.

With the sides level at 0-5 each at half-time, De La Salle roared into the second half with Michael Mahony pointing inside 13 seconds before Harry Ruddle got his first point and then centre-back Paul Hennebry nailed a long-range effort.