Noel O'Regan claims Munster Junior B title in thriller

ABSORBING: Noel O’Regan won an absorbing, high-tempo, Munster Junior B final against Noel O’Donovan at Ballincurrig on Sunday. File pic: INPHO/Tom Honan

Noel O’Regan won an absorbing, high-tempo, Munster Junior B final against Noel O’Donovan at Ballincurrig on Sunday.

This was a contest between two genuine quality players that delivered from first throw to last. O’Regan won the first shot, but O’Donovan followed with a well-played second that cut past the school corner and put him in front. He won the following exchange by 70m. He then found a higher gear, making the pony’s gate in two more to raise a bowl. He followed with a great sixth past the no-play line. This looked fatal for O’Regan, but he faced-down defeat with a focused fight-back of the highest order.