Pa Bourke nails Ballygunner with Thurles winner at the death

Thurles Sarsfields (Tipperary) 0-17 Ballygunner (Waterford) 0-16: Yesterday’s Munster Club SHC quarter-final came down to one play in injury time, when Thurles Sarsfields’ free-taker, Pa Bourke, stood over a 65 that would nudge his side one ahead against Waterford champions Ballygunner.

His team-mate Padraic Maher gave this evaluation after the full-time whistle: “He showed great guts there but he’s cool, he’s practising those every day of the week. That’s no bother to him, and he showed great guts — straight over the black spot.”

On the money from the big Sars centre-back, who dominated proceedings and ended the game with the ball in his mitt.