14-man Thurles rally to claim Dean Ryan Cup glory

Dean Ryan Cup final - Thurles CBS 3-15 - Midleton CBS 2-15: The Dean Ryan Cup is back in the hands of Thurles CBS after a highly entertaining final at Clonmel yesterday.

If there was ever a game of fluctuating fortunes, this was it, with both sides enjoying periods of dominance before a magnificent second-half comeback by the Tipperary students gave them the victory in a frenetic final couple of minutes.

With 15 minutes remaining and with Thurles CBS a player down after midfielder Ryan Walsh was sent off for a second yellow card offence, Midleton CBS held a seven-point advantage, but Thurles CBS reinvented themselves to secure a magnificent triumph.