Leinster Colleges SHC quarter-final: St Peter's 3-6 Kilkenny CBS 1-9 St Peter's, Wexford, found inspiration in adversity to defeat Kilkenny CBS in an entertaining provincial quarter-final at Dr Cullen Park on Saturday.The St Peter's cause looked forlorn on 23 minutes when centreback Kevin Gore was sent off for a second yellow-card offence.

At that stage Kilkenny CBS led by 0-6 to 0-4 and they held a four-point advantage when Liam Kinsella sent a 40-metre free to the Kilkenny net to give St Peter's a lifeline just before half-time.

Kilkenny's Eddie O'Donoghue had scored 1-7 of his side's total by then but CBS were caught cold by goals from Paul Kinsella and Mark Mythan.

ST PETERS: G Nolan; K Burke, C Gahan, B O'Connor; B Malone, K Gore, A Griffith; S Nolan (0-3, two frees, one line cut), E Quigley; L Kinsella (1-1, one free), P Kinsella (1-0), M Mythan (1-0); C McGovern, T Waters (0-1), D O'Sullivan (0-1).

KILKENNY CBS: S Maher; M Tyrrell, J Murphy, J Comerford; L Forrestal, B Beckett, K O'Neill; B Power (0-1), P O'Brien; D Loughnane, E O'Donoghue (1-7, five frees), T Hoyne; M Ruth (0-1), B Mulhall, M Bergin. Subs: P Hogan for Murphy, E Coady for Hoyne.

Referee: A Stapleton (Laois).