Adare make Limerick SHC champions go to the Well

Patrickswell, the champions, have begun their Limerick SHC title defence with a 0-16 to 0-14 win over Adare, on Sunday afternoon, in Kilmallock. They scored three late points.

Adare led 0-8 to 0-7 at half-time, with Willie Griffin and Brendan O’Connor their chief scorers.

Adare were still 0-14 to 0-13 ahead in injury-time, but then came the Patrickswell charge: frees from Andrew Carroll (2) and an Aaron Gillane point.