Loughmore-Castleiney dump holders Thurles Sarsfields out of the Mid Tipperary SHC

Elsewhere the Ormond brothers Jamie and Andrew were key to J K Brackens’ win over Holycross-Ballycahill in the other Mid Tipp senior hurling quarter-final at The Ragg.

DETHRONED: Holders Thurles Sarsfields bowed out of the Mid Tipperary senior hurling championship at Templemore on Sunday, a late Loughmore-Castleiney flourish which yielded five unanswered points giving them a 2-26 to 2-20 victory and a place in the semi-final against Drom-Inch.

Holders Thurles Sarsfields bowed out of the Mid Tipperary senior hurling championship at Templemore on Sunday, a late Loughmore-Castleiney flourish which yielded five unanswered points giving them a 2-26 to 2-20 victory and a place in the semi-final against Drom-Inch.

A Seanie Butler goal after two minutes had Sarsfields in the driving seat but Loughmore kept on their tails and hit the front after 28 minutes when Liam McGrath’s shot took a deflection to end in the Thurles net for a lead of 1-9 to 1-8. But their joy was short-lived as Eoin Purcell netted for Sarsfields, followed by an Aidan Mc Cormack point for an interval lead of 2-9 to 1-9.