Wexford SHC: Rathnure break Naomh Eanna heart, reigning champions St Martin's ease past Ferns St Aidan's

WEXFORD WRAP: Jack Redmond helped his side Rathnure to secure a place in the SHC final. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

RATHNURE made a happy return to the senior decider as they broke favourites Naomh Eanna hearts with a thoroughly deserved three point, 0-21 to 1-15 victory in their county semi-final clash at Chadwicks Wexford Park.

It has been an amazing rise for this proud club, qualifying for their first senior final since 2011, and now seeking their first major title since 2006, Rathnure's achievement is most remarkable in that they were relegated from senior ranks in 2023, recovered to win county and provincial intermediate last year, leaving them just 60 minutes away from lifting the coveted R. J. Bowe Cup.