Graigue-Ballycallan played like a team in a hurry when they dismissed Trim at Nowlan Park on Saturday. The Kilkenny champions bared their teeth during the opening nine minutes and all but gobbled up the losers. By that stage, Eddie Brennan and Adrian Ronan had shot goals and Graigue were 2-2 to 0-2 ahead. Trim were in big trouble, and despite a wholehearted effort afterwards, they were unable to dig themselves out.

GRAIGUE-BALLYCALLAN: J Ronan; J Butler, P O'Dywer, J Ryall; T McCluskey, C Comerford, A Hoyne; James Young 0-4, E O'Dwyer 0-3; J Hoyne 1-1, M Hoyne 0-3; A Ronan 2- 2, Joe Young, E Brennan 1-2. Subs: T Dermody 1-0 for E Brennan, D Hoyne for McCluskey, D Cleere for M Hoyne, P Hoyne for Butler, G Cleere for Byrne.

TRIM: N Carley; T Canty, CJ Murtagh, P Dunne; J Canty, D Murray, E Lynam; D Fay, D McGuinness; E McCaffrey, R Fitzsimons, P Gilsenan 0-1; A Smith 0-1, J O'Toole 0-1, B Murray 0-5. Subs: B Smith for Dunne, B Keogh for E Lynam, M McCormack for McCaffrey, D O'Connor for Murtagh, D Mullen for A Smith.

Referee: D Murphy (Wexford).