Eamonn Kelly: Patrickswell hooks, blocks and tackles were way up against Kilmallock

FINAL COUNTDOWN: Patrickswell manager Eamonn Kelly during the Limerick County Senior Club Hurling Championship semi-final. Photo by Tom Beary/Sportsfile

A quarter-final test proved perfect preparation for Patrickswell as manager Eamonn Kelly pointed to that fixture as an explanation for their superb semi-final showing.

Patrickswell are back in another Limerick SHC final after cruising past Kilmallock by ten-points in the Gaelic Grounds. It comes after they prevailed in a derby clash with Ballybrown earlier this month.