Offaly SHC: Four-in-a-row chasing St Rynagh's out

Shinrone upset four-in-a-row chasing St Rynagh’s in yesterday’s quarter-final tie at St. Brendan’s Park in Birr, setting up a semi-final meeting with Belmont

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Since 2010, when Tullamore last contested an Offaly senior hurling championship final, the big decider in the Faithful County has always featured two clubs from the leading quartet of St. Rynagh’s, Kilcormac-Killoughey, Birr and Coolderry.

That won’t be the case in 2022, after Shinrone upset four-in-a-row chasing St Rynagh’s in Sunday’s quarter-final tie at St Brendan’s Park in Birr, setting up a semi-final meeting with Belmont. The other semi-final clash with be between Kilcormac-Killoughey and Birr, following the latter’s 3-17 to 0-11 win over Ballinamere in a quarter-final contest on Saturday.