Glenmore remain in All-Ireland glory hunt

All-Ireland Club JHC semi-final - Glenmore (Kilkenny) 3-10 Dungourney (Cork) 1-11: Despite losing All Star Ger Aylward to a knee injury in the first half, composed Glenmore proved far superior in a fractious All-Ireland semi final duel with 13-man Dungourney at Carriganore.

Aylward hobbled off after 18 minutes and winning manager Thomas Mullally will wait on an assessment before making a call on his fitness for the Croke Park final against Eoghan Rua on February 7. Glenmore already had matters under control when Dungourney captain James McCarthy got his marching orders. Shane Doherty slotted into the role of spare man and the defence only conceded four scores from play.

At the other end, Mark Aylward, Alan Murphy and Shane Murphy all enjoyed prolific afternoons in front of goal. The security given by Richie Mullally from centre back and ball winning capacity of Eoin Murphy at number ten also gave them an edge. Wexford whistler Justin Heffernan flashed two reds and eight yellows over the hour.