Sars round up fine weekend with IAHC victory, wins also for Midleton, Blackrock and Erin's Own

In the PJHC, Dónal Óg Cusack’s Russell Rovers got their Group 1 campaign off to the perfect start with an impressive 1-23 to 1-13 win over Milford in Ballygiblin.

Sarsfields' Aaron Myers. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Sarsfields rounded off a fine weekend by defeating Aghada by 2-12 to 0-13 in Group 1 of the Co-op Superstores Cork IAHC in Dungourney. Aaron Myers, just home from the USA, was their main threat as he hit 2-7 for the Riverstown side while Sam McNamara clipped a couple of scores and Cillian McCarthy was also on target. Fionn O’Connor was Aghada’s main scorer with 0-6 while Will Leahy had 0-3.

In Ballynoe, last year’s defeated finalists, Midleton, beat Ballygiblin by 1-18 to 1-14. Aaron Mulcahy hit 0-10 for the Magpies, Gavan Manley struck 1-1 and Rory Hartnett clipped 0-3. Joseph O’Sullivan scored 0-7 for Ballygiblin before he picked up a straight red card with eight minutes to go while Darragh Flynn chipped in with 1-2.