Coppinger claims Willie Whelton Cup in dramatic fashion

Bantry's Martin Coppinger in full flight.

Martin Coppinger is Willie Whelton Cup champion following a sensational last bowl that catapulted him out of James O’Donovan’s reach at Grange on Sunday.

The race to Fenor gained momentum with provincial finals in Munster, Ulster and Leinster. David Hegarty and John A Murphy are still in contention to lead the Munster team after wins in the Junior C and Novice A finals, respectively. They meet in an overall final at Terelton to see who will travel to East Waterford. Brendan Rafferty claimed top spot in Ulster at the expense of Shane O’Neill at Tassagh and at Drogheda Gary Shevlin beat Pat Callanan in the last shot of the Leinster Junior C final.