Thurles Sars squeezed out of Tipp SHC knockouts by the slimmest margin

KING CONNOLLY: Eoghan Connolly, a vital cog for Cashel King Cormacs. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
FAVOURITES for the Tipperary SHC, Thurles Sarsfields, are out following a dramatic final weekend of group stage action. Despite beating Cashel King Cormacs by three points, Thurles needed an ectra point to advance and have failed to make the knockout stages for the first time since 2019.