All-Ireland champions St Kieran's College laid the foundations for victory over Enniscorthy CBS with an impressive opening 30 minutes at Rathnure yesterday.

After a Rory Jacob point put Enniscorthy in front in the third minute, Kieran's took control. Brian Carroll and Brian Dowling struck four points apiece before Kevin Waldron got the game's only goal just on the break.

ST KIERAN'S COLLEGE: E Cleere; P Kennedy, T Walsh, M Dermody; S Hennessy (0-1), K Coogan, M Connolly; M Harkin, B Ferns; B Aylward, B Dowling (0-4), G Prendergast (0-1); W McCormack (0-1), B Carroll (0-7), N Sweeney. Subs: J Lennon for Harkin, B Tennison for Sweeney

ENNISCORTHY CBS: M Dempsey; N Arrigan, M Wafer, N Flynn; M Heffernan, J O'Connor, D Walsh; R Franey, E Furlong; V O'Brien, R Jacob (0-5), G Daly; K Waldron (1-0), P Byrne, E Murphy. Subs A Flynn for Daly, N Murphy for Byrne.

Referee: D Murphy (Enniscorthy).