Wicklow 0-12; Tipperary 0-7: Tipperary's unbeaten home run was shattered by a focused Wicklow side who moved closer to the promotion zone with this convincing win at Clonmel yesterday.

Playing with the strong wind, the home side were good value for their 0-10 to 0-4 interval lead. Tipperary's hopes of recovery took a nosedive when a well-struck Declan Browne penalty rebounded off the crossbar in the 43rd minute.

WICKLOW: R Hollingworth; C Hyland, S Cush, T Burke; A Foley, D Ó Hannaidh, B Mernagh; C Clancy, B Sheena; A Ellis (0-2), T Doyle (0-5, three frees), B Ó Hannaidh (0-1), C Foley (0-1), T Hannon (0-2), P Dalton. Subs: A Nolan (0-1) for Dalton; B Brady for Foley; S Hurley for Hannon; P O'Riordan for Clancy; G Doran for Ellis.

TIPPERARY: P Fitzgerald; B Hahessy, S Collum, D Byrne; G Burke, R Costigan, N Fitzgerald; F O'Callaghan, K Mulryan; M Webster, A Fitzgerald, L England (0-1); P Cahill, D Browne (0-6, three frees), D O'Brien. Subs: E Hanrahan for O'Callaghan; L Cronin for N Fitzgerald; J Williams for Hanrahan; D Byrne for Cahill; P O'Mahony for England.

Referee: P Carney (Roscommon).