MUNSTER MFC SEMI-FINAL Cork 1-16 Clare 0-6:CORK HAD a merited 13 points to spare over Clare in the Munster MFC semi-final at Cusack Park, Ennis last night. Champions last season, the young Rebels will now have the opportunity to put back-to-back titles together when they face Tipperary in the final.

Cork were 1-1 to no score in front after just 90 seconds thanks to a goal straight from the throw -in by Mark Sugrue and a free from Cathal Vaughan. Clare recorded their opening score in the 21st minute, when Niall Hickey landed a free but at half-time the visitors led 1-5 to 0-3.

A one-sided second period saw the Cork forwards notch some fine scores from the likes of the in-form Dan McEoin, Cian O’Sullivan and Sugrue as the Rebels ran out easy winners.

CORK: J McDonnell; J Davis, C Dorman, K Fulignati; K Crowley, B O'Driscoll (0-2, one 45), T Brosnan; S Kiely, K Kavanagh; M Sugrue (1-2), D Harrington, C Vaughan (0-3, two frees), D McEoin (0-5), S O'Mahony (0-1), C O'Sullivan (0-2). Subs: A Cadogen for Harrington (h-t), J Corkery (0-1, free) for O'Mahony (40 mins), D Murphy for Brosnan (48 mins), K McIntyre for O'Sullivan (54 mins), A O'Connell for Kavanagh (56 mins).

CLARE: D Sexton; O Vaughan, J Malone (0-1), C Galvin; S Lineen, D McDonagh, J Scanlon; A O'Neill, C Cleary; E Cleary (0-2, one free), C Devitt, J Colleran; M O'Leary, N Hickey (0-3, all frees), J Rouine. Subs: W Flynn for Rouine (h-t), L Corbett for Devitt (40 mins), C O'Brien for Lineen (48 mins), E Donnellan for Scanlon (54 mins), D Bolton for Cleary (56 mins).

Referee: S Joy(Kerry)