Tipperary SHC:Former Tipperary senior Kevin Tucker was star of the show as Éire Óg Nenagh beat favourites Thurles Sarsfields, 4-17 to 3-17, in a thrilling hurling quarter-final at Semple Stadium yesterday.Tucker bagged two second-half goals to steer his side to victory.
Nenagh will now meet Loughmore-Castleiney, who swept Borrisoleigh aside - 3-13 to 1-13 - with three goals in the final quarter during the first match in Thurles yesterday.
Drom and Inch will play Killenaule in the other semi-final.
SCORERS
Nenagh: K Tucker 2-7; E Tucker, M Heffernan 1-1 each; R Flannery 0-3; J Flannery, D O'Meara 0-2 each; P Ryan 0-1. Sarsfields: P Bourke 1-4; G O'Grady 1-2; J Enright 0-5; L Corbett 0-3; L Cahill 1-0; W Culley, P Maher, S Lillis 0-1 each.
Loughmore: E Sweeney 1-2; R Stapleton, D McGrath 1-0 each; E Connolly, M Webster 0-3 each; N McGrath, K McGrath 0-2 each; P Ormonde 0-1. Borrisoleigh: D O'Connor 0-6; J Keane 1-0; M Maher 0-3; A Cowan 0-2; V Stapleton, D Maher 0-1 each.
