Club hurling round-up

There was county hurling final action in Offaly, Clare and Westmeath today as Tullamore, Crusheen and Raharney claimed silverware.

Sun, 17 Oct, 2010 - 21:14

There was county hurling final action in Offaly, Clare and Westmeath today as Tullamore, Crusheen and Raharney claimed silverware.

In Offaly, Coolderry lifted the Sean Robbins Cup for the 28th time, thanks to a 3-15 to 1-12 win over Tullamore at O'Connor Park.

Coolderry led by 2-9 to 0-6 at half-time, with Damien Murray and Cathal Parlon netting their first half goals.

Shane Dooley kept Tullamore in touch, with the All-Star nominee finding the net for the reigning champions as they cut the gap to three points on the restart.

However, Murray's second goal paved the way for Coolderry's first county title since 2004.

There were first-time Clare SHC title winners for the second year in succession after Crusheen beat reigning champions Cratloe by 2-13 to 1-11.

Crusheen led by 1-6 to 1-5 at the interval, with corner forward Fergus Kennedy grabbing their goal, while Conor Ryan netted Cratloe's three-pointer.

Paddy Vaughan top-scored with eight points for the eventual winners, with substitute Paddy Meaney (1-1) putting his name to their second goal.

At Cusack Park in Mullingar, Raharney picked up their first Westmeath SHC title win since 2007.

An injury-time goal from Brian Connaughton proved to be the match-winning score, helping his side to a 2-14 to 1-16 victory over Clonkill.

Meanwhile, Clonoulty-Rossmore have qualified for their first Tipperary SHC final since 1998. They overcame Kildangan in today's semi-final, winning by 1-19 to 1-16.

Clonoulty-Rossmore will face Thurles Sarsfields in the decider, after they beat Toomevara by 1-17 to 1-16 in the second semi-final.