Rampant St Kieran's book place in Leinster Colleges Hurling final

The Corn Ui Dhuill Leinster Colleges Final will be an all Kilkenny affair for a third year in a row after St Kieran's ran out 27 point winners over Good Counsel in the rescheduled last four affair on Thursday afternoon.

Kilkenny CBS now await Kieran's in the decider but in this form, the defending Leinster champions will take some stopping with their strength in depth really showing once again.

Gearoid O'Shea who only won an All-Ireland minor title last year with Waterford scored two second half goals for the winners and with Conor McEvoy, Brian Hickey and Kilkenny senior star David Barcoe all starring, Brian Dowling's team had things all their own way.

With a massive wind at their backs in the opening half, Kieran's all but settled the result as they overpowered their Wexford neighbours with some relentless plays of attack.

Kieran's registered 18 points in total in the first half including a spell where they scored ten on the bounce showed all their scoring prowess and if it wasn't for a Darren Rossiter goal, the interval 0-18 to 1-2 scorecard would have looked even worse for Good Counsel.

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The New Ross side did improve in the second half with Sean O'Brien leading the scoring but once Gearoid O'Shea got the first of his two goals in the 49th minute, the contest rather petered out with Robert McEvoy, Eoghan Cahill and Joe Power all pointing off the bench in between O'Shea's second major.

It sets up an exciting meeting in the final between the two Kilkenny city neighbours with provincial silverware up for grabs next week.

Teams and Scorers

St Kieran's College- Conor McEvoy (0-11, 6fs and 2 '65's); Gearoid O'Shea (2-3); Brian Hickey (0-4); Jake Mullen (0-3, 1f); Ben McEvoy, Diarmuid Behan, Eoghan Cahill, Conor Holohan (0-2 each); David Barcoe, Robert McEvoy, Joe Power (0-1 each)

Good Counsel, New Ross- Sean O'Brien (0-5, 3fs); Darren Rossiter (1-0);Robbie Kehoe, Ronan Shannon, Sean Hanrahan (0-1 each)

St Kieran's College- Cian Dermody (James Stephens); Eoin Walpole (Bennettsbridge), Louis Raggett (Dicksboro), Larry Phelan (James Stephens); Bill McDermott (James Stephens), David Barcoe (Clara), Ben Nevin (Thomastown); Ben McEvoy (Graigue Ballycallan), Diarmuid Behan (James Stephens); Conor McEvoy (James Stephens), Jake Mullen (Shamrocks Ballyhale), Brian Hickey (Dunnamaggin); Conor Holohan (O'Loughlin Gaels), Gearoid O'Shea (St Molleran's, Waterford), Dan Carroll (Dicksboro).

Subs: Eoghan Cahill (Graigue Ballycallan) for Carroll, 42 mins; Conor Heffernan (James Stephens) for McDermott, 53 mins; Joe Power (Clara) for Walpole, 53 mins; Robert McEvoy (Lisdowney) for Holohan, 53 mins; Timmy Corr (Danesfort) for O'Shea, 56 mins.

Good Counsel, New Ross (Wexford unless stated)- Paddy Quigley; Darragh Murphy (Rower Inistioge), Joe McCarthy, Ciaran Cummins (Tullogher Rosbercon); PJ Mackey (Rower Inistioge), Cian O'Shea (Graignamanagh), Eoin O'Nell; Robbie Kehoe, Ronan Shannon; Peter Sinnot, Sean O'Brien, Finn Dillon; Darragh Rossiter, Mikey Codd, Sean Hanrahan (Tullogher Rosbercon).

Subs: Darragh Nolan for Dillon, 43 mins; Callum O'Connell for Kehoe, 46 mins; Liam Murphy for D.Murphy, 47 mins; James Cummins (Tullogher Rosbercon) for O'Brien, 59 mins.

Referee- Michael Cleere (Laois)