Paul Whyte returned 2-4 as fourteen man Kilrossanty came away 2-8 to 0-13 winners in a fiery affair with An Rinn at Fraher Field on Sunday afternoon.
The green and gold emerged enthusiastically with a fourth minute goal. Joey Veale fetched among a crowd of defenders and supplied Paul Whyte to locate the top corner. Whyte fisted home a second ten minutes later when Eoin Cummins lofted in a high delivery. Wind assisted An Rinn landed seven points without response however to seize a 0-9 to 2-1 halfway advantage. They moved out to a three point gap with Donie Breathnach to the fore. Whyte and Joey Veale made hay up front for Kilrossanty as they took control of a frenetic final quarter and overcame the dismissal of David Power. Champions The Nire rebounded from an opening round loss to fend off a sticky Ardmore by 0-11 to 0-7. Conor Gleeson accounted for seven points of that winning total (four from play and three frees).
Stradbally stumbled over Brickey Rangers by 0-12 to 0-10 on Saturday evening. The sides were locked together four times before the Reds wriggled away in the closing quarter. Pace setters Brickey Rangers built up a 0-5 to 0-3 half time lead with five different contributors to the scoreboard. Three placed balls from Shane Ahearne turned around the situation for Stradbally early in the second half. Brickeys levelled at seven points each on 47 minutes through lively inside forward Conor McGrath. They nearly retook the lead but Carthach Shalloe struck the post and David Grey went up the other end to nudge the favourites in front. Grey kicked three left footed efforts down the home straight to steer Stradbally clear of trouble. In part two of the Dungarvan double bill, Clashmore banked their second win as they led from start to finish against fourteen man Rathgormack (0-15 to 0-9). They had five points to spare at halfway (0-8 to 0-3) and never released that grip. Five of their six forwards posted points. Paul O’Connor ended as top scorer with six while Brian O’Halloran contributed four.
St Saviours and Gaultier settled for a 1-7 to 0-10 draw on in Carriganore as John Paul Jacob salvaged a point for Saviours in injury time. Gaultier shaded the first half of this Eastern dispute by five points to three as Conor O’Riordan, Caomhin McGuire, David Cullinane, Rory Walsh and Sean Hogan all raised white flags. Saviours seized the lead on 40 minutes when Stephen Whelan collected a Kieran Murphy pass and finished beyond David Whitty (1-4 to 0-6). The influential Brian Power guided them two points clear before Gaultier custodian Whitty produced a double save from Garth Duffy and John Paul Jacob on 50 minutes. Gaultier reacted to that warning and a brace by JJ Hutchinson and a Brad Carroll single put them in a winning position. Jacob rescued Saviours late on however and both teams will be satisfied to rebound from first round losses.
Ballinacourty devoured De La Salle by 4-14 to 0-2 at Walsh Park to store their second win of the campaign. Salle posted two points within three minutes but failed to record a score thereafter. A Mark Ferncombe goal and three Michael O’Halloran points established a commanding 1-6 to 0-2 interval gap for Courty. They swept away Salle in the second half as Gary Hurney netted twice and Shane O’Donovan added a fourth. The Villagers have blasted 8-26 thus far with only eleven points conceded.
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