Waterford hurler plays in Division 1 Colleges hurling final as UL defeat Mary I

Electric Ireland Division 1 Hurling League Final

University of Limerick 1-22

Mary Immaculate College, Limerick 0-13

One Waterford player took to the field for the Electric Ireland Division 1 Hurling final, with UL running out convincing winners despite missing some key personnel.

Ballygunner's Cormac Power started the encounter for Mary I and scored one point in the defeat.

Rhys Shelly’s second half penalty more or less put too much between the sides in the second half, with the UL defence on top throughout as Mary I couldn’t muster up the scores to bring the match back late on.

UL will now go into the new year as firm favourites to retain their Fitzgibbon Cup title.

Scorers: UL: Gearoid O’Connor (0-7, 0-4f), Sean Twomey 0-4, Rhys Shelly 1-0 pen, Diarmuid Hanniffy 0-3, Brian O’Sullivan, Ian Byrne 0-2 each, Cian Darcy (0-2, 0-1f), Conor Flaherty, Brian Heavey 0-1 each.

Mary I: Devon Ryan (0-6, 0-5f), Diarmuid Ryan, Aaron Ryan 0-2 each, Darragh Brennan, Cormac Power, Jon Nolan all 0-1 each.

UL: Rhys Shelly (Moycarkey Borris, Tipperary); Conor O’Dwyer (Cashel King Cormacs, Tipperary), Darragh Lohan (Wolfe Tones, Clare) Mikey Gough (Smith O’Briens, Clare); Shane Staunton (Clara, Kilkenny), Bryan O’Mara (Holycross Ballycahill, Tipperary), Conor Flaherty (Claregalway/Carnmore, Galway); Jason O’Donoghue (Gort, Galway), Brian O’Sullivan (Kanturk, Cork); Diarmuid Hanniffy (Oranmore, Galway), Geariod O’Connor (Moyne Templetuohy, Tipperary), Ian Byrne (Glenmore, Kilkenny); Philip Wall (Kilbrittan, Cork), Sean Twomey (Courcey Rovers, Cork), Cian Darcy (Kilruane MacDonaghs, Tipperary).

Subs: Conal Moran (Shannon Rovers, Tipperary) for Darcy; Bryan Heavey (Garryspillane, Limerick) for Wall; Mark Quinlan (Garryspillane, Limerick) for Staunton; Rory Duff  Mungret St Pauls, Limerick) for O’Donoghue.

Mary I: Jason Gillane (Patrickswell, Limerick); Johnny Ryan (Arravale Rovers, Tipperary), Keith Ryan (Upperchurch Drombane, Tipperary), Shane Lowe (Moyne Templetuohy, Tipperary); Ciaran Lloyd (Moyne Templetuohy, Tipperary), Diarmuid Ryan (Cratloe, Clare), Shane Punch (Ruan, Clare); Aaron Ryan (Upperchurch Drombane, Tipperary), Cormac Power (Ballygunner, Waterford); Darragh Brennan (Skeheenarinky, Tipperary), Devon Ryan (Cashel King Cormacs, Tipperary), Jon Nolan (Mount Leinster Rangers, Carlow); Caoimhin Marren (Kinvara, Galway), Colin O’Brien (Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels, Cork), James Devaney (Borris-Ileigh, Tipperary).

Subs: Conor Hennessy (Nenagh Éire Óg, Tipperary) for Lloyd; Matthew Rosengrave (Beagh, Galway) for Punch; Darragh Helebert (Kinvara, Galway) for Marren; John Ryan (Boherlahan Dualla, Tipperary) for Devaney.

Referee: Fergal Horgan (Tipperary)