CHALLENGE  HURLING  MATCH

A large crowd turned up in Emly today for the Tipperary senior hurlers first game under the new management of Eamon O’Shea and his selectors. The opposition today was University College Cork. Tipperary were winners in a high scoring game 3-23 to 2-15. (The half-time score was Tipp 1-12 UCC 2-8).

The Tipperary team was: Brendan Cummins IBallybacon-Grange), John O’Keeffe (Clonoulty), Paddy Stapleton, Conor O’Brien,

Tomás Hamill (Killea) Seamus Hennessy (Kilruane), Brendan Maher, Johnny Ryan (Drom & Inch), Adrian Ryan (Templederry) Mikey Heffernan (Nenagh), James Woodlock, Seán Curran (Mullinahone), Timmy Hammersley (Clonoulty) Eoin Kelly, Shane Bourke (J.K Brackens)