Kilmallock bench bounce maintains last four status quo

Shane O'Brien, Kilmallock and Colin Coughlan, Ballybrown reach for the sliotar in the SHC quarter final. Picture Brendan Gleeson

Limerick SHC quarter-final: Kilmallock 1-22 Ballybrown 2-17 

A combination of Conor Hanley Clarke and Shane O’Brien ensured there was to be no shock as Kilmallock eventually saw off a stubborn Ballybrown to set up a semi-final clash with Na Piarsaigh. It means the same quartet contest the Limerick SHC last four for the seventh time in eight seasons.