Ardscoil Rís 2-15 Castletroy College 1-7:A POWERFUL last quarter enabled Ardscoil Rís, champions for the past two seasons, to win this all-Limerick encounter at Bruff.

Though battling Castletroy led 0-4 to 0-2 after 16 minutes, Jack Kelleher’s 22nd-minute goal helped Ardscoil lead 1-4 to 0-5 at the interval. Ed Doyle blasted a penalty goal for Castletroy, Ronan Lynch tied it at 1-5 apiece and Killian Enright edged Castletroy in front again. But James Shanahan’s five pointed freeseased Ardscoil 1-11 to 1-6 clear before Kevin O’Brien’s fine goal sealed victory.

ARDSCOIL RÍS: D Dempsey; R Kirby, PJ Hall, K McNamara; E Fitzgerald, B O’Connell, S Fitzgerald; J Shanahan (0-8,frees), J Hannon; W O’Donoughue, R Lynch (0-1), J Kelleher (1-1); L O’Brien, K O’Brien (1-1), C Lynch (0-1), Subs: C O’Brien 0-1 for L OBrien (49 mins), E Keogh and M Foley (0-1), for E Fitzgerald and O’Donoughue (53), M O’Loughlin (0-1), for K OBrien (55), C McCarthy for R Lynch (56).

CASTLETROY COLLEGE: C O’Dwyer; P Morrissey, A Hanley, C O’Brien; J Enright, S Power (0-1, free), J Stack; D Kennedy, S Griffin; J Fox, W Shanahan, A Le Touche-Cosgrave; K Enright (0-5, one free), G Hegarty (0-1), E Doyle (1-0, pen). Subs: C Noonan for Stack (ht), J Porter for J Enright (39), J Sheehan for Kennedy (45), D McGinty for Fox (45).

Referee: S Hourigan (Rathkeale).