DIT 1-18 UL 2-15:DESPITE a last-minute equaliser from DIT forward Paul Ryan in the final game of their round-robin group in Grangegorman, Limerick advance as table toppers to the quarter-finals along with Waterford IT in second place.
DIT: C Brennan; E Costello, T Corcoran, C O’Shaughnessy; P Shutte, J Walsh, P Lynch; J Clarke, W O’Dwyer (0-1); P Ryan (0-10), R Butler (1-3), P Kelly (0-3), N Kelly, D O’Dwyer (0-1), S Burke. Subs: M O’Sullivan for Costello (30 mins), M Burke for N Kelly, B McInerney for S Burke (both 45 mins)
UL: P McCormick; B Fox, K Joyce, M Verney; JB McCarthy, T Stapleton (0-1), M Walsh; S Hickey (0-2),M Gleeson (0-2), B Carroll (1-5), B O’Dwyer; J Greene, S Ryan, M Ruth (0-5), A Egan (1-0). Subs: J Dempsey for McCormick (36 mins), K Lannigan for McCarthy (44 mins), N Murchú for Hickey (56 mins), D Greene for Carroll (58 mins).
