Sadly for host club Kilmacud Crokes they never really got into the game in the final of the AIB-sponsored All-Ireland Hurling Sevens competition at a sunny Stillorgan this evening. Their opponents, Sarsfields of Cork, opened the game in a most impressive manner and seemed incapable of missing no matter what distance they were shooting from. By half-time the game as a contest was over with Crokes having registered a mere 4 points as against Sarsfields’ tally of 3 goals and 8 points.{joomplu:37 left}

Things didn’t get much better for the Dubliners in the second half although they did manage to up their scoring rate. Sarsfields took things a little easier and the scoreboard at the finish read Sarsfields 4-15 Kilmacud Crokes 3-05.

Sarsfields thus become the eighth club to claim the cup for a second time joining such illustrious names as Patrickswell (Limerick), Midleton ( Cork ), Rathnure (Wexford), Portumna and Kiltormer (both Galway), Borris Illeigh and Mullinahone (both Tipperary ).

Squad: Alan Kennedy, Paul Roche, Darren Kenneally, Conor Griffin, Ray Ryan, Kieran Murphy, Tadhg og Murphy, John Murphy, Pat Barry

Selectors: Bertie og Murphy (Coach), Mick Mangan, Tom Connolly

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RESULTS:

Final: Sarsfields 4-15 Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) 3-05

Semi-final: Sarsfields 7-08 Portlaoise (Laois) 1-05

Quarter-final: Sarsfields 6-12 Turloughmore (Galway) 3-04

Group 3 Results:

Game 1 – Sarsfields 5-08 Craobh Ciaran (Dublin) 2-03

Game 2 – Sarsfields 7-10 Ringtown (Westmeath) 3-04

Game 3 – Sarsfields 6-10 Scariff (Clare) 4-05

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