Gary Daly and John O'Rourke advance to Munster quarter-finals 

ADVANCED: Gary Daly and John O’Rourke advanced to the quarter-finals of the Munster senior championship. Pic: Cathal Noonan

Gary Daly and John O’Rourke advanced to the quarter-finals of the Munster senior championship, while All-Ireland champion Thomas Mackle stayed on track to retain his crown, when he beat Colm Rafferty in the first tie in Ulster.

Daly beat European champion, Séamus Sexton, at Templemichael. John O’Rourke beat Killian Kingston in a dramatic finale to their tie at Carraig na bhFear. That win pits O’Rourke against his first-cousin, Aidan Murphy, at Baile Bhuirne. Daly will play either Munster champion Michael Bohane or David Murphy at Whitechurch. Arthur McDonagh meets James O’Donovan at Béal na Marbh and Patrick Flood and Martin Coppinger meet at Templemartin.