Ballyhale Shamrocks survive second-half Kilmacud fightback to win 12th Leinster club title

Leading by 11 points at half-time, 1-15 to 0-7, Shamrocks extended the gap to 14 points before Kilmacud Crokes hit them for 1-7 without reply.

CRUNCH TIME: TJ Reid of Shamrocks Ballyhale in action against Mark Grogan of Kilmacud Crokes. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

BALLYHALE SHAMROCKS (Kilkenny) 2-22 KILMACUD CROKES (Dublin) 2-19 

A 12th Leinster senior club hurling title for Ballyhale Shamrocks but none of the previous 11 were as bizarre as this one.