MUNSTER IHC SEMI-FINAL: Waterford 5-15 Limerick 0-7: WATERFORD CRUSHED last year's winners Limerick by 23 points in Thurles yesterday to book their place in the Munster intermediate final.

Pa Kearney was the scoring hero with 3-1 for Waterford against a Limerick outfit held to just one point from play during the game, supplied by midfielder Nicky Quaid after two minutes. Goals from Patrick Hurney and Kearney helped Waterford to a 2-7 to 0-4 half-time lead.

Kearney added two more goals after half-time before brother Jamie completed the rout nine minutes from time.

WATERFORD: I O'Regan; B Wall, J O'Leary, K Flynn; J Coffey, S Kearney, W Henley; P Fitzgerald (0-1), D Murphy (0-3); P Hurney (1-2), D Howard, J Kearney (1-1); B Hannon (0-6 free), L Lawlor (0-1), P Kearney (3-1). Subs: D Hickey for Howard (50 mins), P Molumphy for Wall (54 mins), S Hannon for Fitzgerald (56 mins), M Whelan for Hurney (58 mins), R Hennessy for Henley (59 mins).

LIMERICK:B Hennessy; A Hennessy, B Kelliher, G O'Leary; D Moloney, S O'Neill, P O'Brien; N Quaid (0-1), A Brennan; P Harty, P O'Reilly, T O'Brien (0-4, two frees, one 65); T Ryan, D O'Neill, T Quaid (0-1, free). Subs: L O'Dwyer for P O'Brien (half-time), M Keane (0-1) for Ryan (half-time), E O'Leary for O'Reilly (half-time), P Cremin for Moloney (36 mins), J Quane for T Quaid (54 mins).

Referee:S McMahon (Clare).