Classy Eoin Cody steers St Kieran’s to title

St Kieran’s College (Kilkenny) 2-12 Coláiste Cholmáin (Fermoy) 1-12: With 40 minutes played Coláiste Cholmáin had their noses in front in Clonmel as they aimed to claim All-Ireland hurling glory at U16 level but they could only manage a single point thereafter as rivals St Kieran’s grabbed control.

Not for the first time in an All-Ireland decider, a Kilkenny man named Cody proved influential. This time it was young Eoin Cody from Ballyhale who had a decisive say on matters, banging over two excellent points from play along with three frees in the closing quarter.

That scoring burst ended up winning the honours for St Kieran’s, with the sole reply from St Colman’s coming in injury-time via a free.