Joe Canning and nephew both sent off for Portumna

Sarsfields condemn Portumna to 16-point mauling

Portumna’s Joe Canning reacts after being yellow cardedPicture: ©INPHO/James Crombie

Joe Canning and his nephew Jack were both sent off as Portumna crashed to a 16-point defeat to Joseph Cooney’s Sarsfields in the Galway senior hurling championship.

The game was poised on a knife edge after the second water break, but Joe and Jack Canning were both shown straight red cards in the space of a minute for interfering with the helmet of an opponent, while Jeffrey Lawless struck two goals and Joseph Cooney also found the net to wrap up the win for the 2015 champions.