Cork Premier SHC: Late goal rescues Newtown in relegation thriller against Erin's Own
Erin’s Own looked like they had raced into an unassailable lead after four goals in eight minutes gave them a 12-point advantage but Newtownshandrum remarkably came back to draw the game.
Newtownshandrum trailed Erin's Own by 11 at the break but nine consecutive points for Newtown had it back to a one-score game by the 46th minute. Pic: Jim Coughlan.
Cork Premier SHC relegation play-off: Erin’s Own 4-15 Newtownshandrum 2-21
Two teams with a decades-long history of top-tier hurling came to Mourneabbey to save their Premier Senior status. Both succeeded, at least for another week or two.
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