Cunningham winner for Cork knocks out Limerick, Tipperary set up semi-final with Clare.
A DRAMATIC NIGHT in the Munster U20 hurling championship culminated in Tipperary and Clare qualifying for the semi-final on 8 May, while reigning champions Limerick were knocked out as the round-robin action concluded.
That result was good news for Clare, who began the night in second place on the table on four points having completed their four games, but had to watch on as the action unfolded. Limerick’s defeat meant they finished in fourth place on three points, while Clare stayed third.Tipperary’s 3-26 to 3-13 success over Waterford in Semple Stadium ensured Brendan Cummins’ team finished in second place and advanced to the knockout stages.
Limerick fought back, Adam English hit a couple of wonderful scores while free-taker Patrick O’Donovan levelled the game. Limerick needed to win it to go through but instead Cunningham produced the final scoring intervention of the evening.Waterford were already out of the reckoning in the hunt for a spot in the knockout stages and started without U20 forwards Patrick and Padraig Fitzgerald. Tipperary went in front 1-16 to 2-9 at the break and pulled clear in the end to win by 13 points.
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