Dublin Colleges were worthy winners of this Leinster Colleges SHC A quarter-final at the Carlow Hurling Club grounds. One statistic underlined the difference between the teams. Seven of the Dublin Colleges players shared in their scoring, while centre-forward, Rory Jacob, was Enniscorthy's lone marksman.
Played in ideal hurling conditions, the Dublin Colleges always held an edge, mainly through the influence of midfielder Conal Keaney who contributed 0-3 to his side's total.
At half-time, Dublin Colleges led by double scores, 0-6 to 0-3. A well-taken Conor Whyte goal in the 49th minute put the Dublin side in total control and although Enniscorthy hit back with a late rally, which produced a brilliant goal from Rory Jacob, Dublin had already booked their place in the semifinal.
DUBLIN COLLEGES: M D O hOgan; P Brennan, I Franzoni, P Keegan; P Griffin, S Daly, D Holden; S Hiney (0-1), C Keaney (0-3); A Glennon, G Keogh (0-2), S Quinn (0-2); D O'Callaghan (0-1), S Fee (0-2), C Whyte (1- 0). Subs: C O'Brien for Griffin; D Baker for Whyte.
ENNISCORTHY CBS: M Dempsey; B Jacob, M Wafer, N Arrigan; M Heffernan, J O'Connor, D Walsh; E Furlong, R Franey; K Waldron, R Ja- cob (1-6), G Daly; J Redmond, A Flynn, E Murphy.
Referee: J Quinlan (Carlow).
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