Thurles CBS are into the Harty Cup final after hard working semi-final defeat of De La Salle

TUS Dr. Harty Cup Semi-Final

Thurles CBS 0-28

De La Salle College 3-12

They made it difficult for themselves at times during the second half but Thurles CBS’ class eventually won the day and confirmed that Tipperary will have a school in the Dr. Harty Cup final for the third year in a row after an exciting semi-final win over De La Salle College in Castlelyons on Wednesday afternoon.

With nine different scorers and 25 points from play, it should have been a less nervous victory for the Tipperary lads but De La Salle managed to start the second half like a train with 1-3 notched within ten minutes having trailed 0-15 to 1-7 at the break, and at times in the second half had the game back in the balance.

Somehow, the game was level pegging and in the air but the mentality and resilience of the Thurles players was impressive, to say the least, as they weathered that second-half flurry to regain a four-point lead.

Indeed, they did respond again when Mark Hartley was gifted a 53rd-minute goal to make it a one-point game again by knuckling down and hitting seven of the last eight points of the game - three of those coming from the Cillian Minogue - and they will now go forward to the final where they will have a repeat clash from the group stage with Clare’s St. Flannan’s College who hammered North Mon in the other semi-final in Fethard.

More to follow…………

Scorers: Thurles CBS: Cillian Minogue 0-7, Cormac Fitzpatrick (0-4, 0-3f, 0-1 65), Robbie Ryan 0-4, Kieran Rossiter, David Costigan 0-3 each, Evan Morris, Ryne Bargary 0-2 each, Tiarnan Ryan, Jack Hayes, Euan Murray all 0-1 each. 

De La Salle: Mark Hartley (1-6, 0-3f, 0-1 pen), Shane Power 1-2, Conor Tobin 1-0, Adam Regan 0-2, Ollie Fives, Rory Jacob 0-1 each.

Thurles CBS: Harry Loughnane (Roscrea); Toby Corbett (Upperchurch Drombane), Evan Morris (Holycross Ballycahill), Jack Lahart (Holycross Ballycahill); Ryne Bargary (Boherlahan Dualla), Keith Loughnane (Thurles Sarsfields), Killian Cantwell (Moycarkey Borris); Euan Murray (Durlas Óg), Kieran Rossiter (Durlas Óg); James Butler  (Sean Treacys), David Costigan (Moycarkey Borris), Cormac Fitzpatrick (Drom & Inch); Cillian Minogue (Durlas Óg), Robbie Ryan (Holycross Ballycahill), Jack Hayes (Moycarkey Borris).

Subs used: Tiarnan Ryan (Holycross Ballycahill) for Butler (42).

De La Salle: Ross Nolan (Ballygunner); Philip  Power (Ballygunner), Fiachra Cooney (Ballygunner), Adam Dawson (Ballygunner); Cathal O'Sullivan (Ballygunner), Conor Power (De La Salle), Jack Power (Ballygunner); Rory Jacob (Passage), Ollie Fives (Ballygunner); Adam Regan (Mount Sion), Conor Tobin (Ballygunner), Shane Power (De La Salle); Colm Hartley (Ballygunner), Mark Hartley (Ballygunner), Robbie Doherty (Mooncoin).

Subs used: Eoib Burke (Roanmore) for Doherty (46); Jamie Shanahan (Erin’s Own)  for Tobin (52, inj); Alex Furlong (Roanmore) for Fives (62).

Referee: Cathal McAllister (Cork)