Murphy and Mackle set for titanic clash to decide King of the Road 

FINAL BOUND: Thomas Mackle from Armagh.

Sunday’s Hurley’s of Midleton King of the Roads at Ballincurrig will be the old firm clash of All-Ireland champion Thomas Mackle and the reigning king David Murphy. These two are vying for the top spot in this classic.

Murphy turned up for his semi-final with Michael Bohane and German champion Ralf Look like a cat on a hot tin roof. He was assertive, focused and with the fire that burned a few years ago. Likewise Mackle was the player of the four-in-a-row, there was never took a step back even when he looked in trouble in his semi-final with James O’Donovan and Dutch champion Bas Senger.