Tipperary maintain good form

Tipperary 2-13 Antrim 2-10: Tipperary rounded off their best league campaign for some years with a win in Thurles yesterday.

Antrim were rampant in the opening 20 minutes and goals by Kevin Brady and Tony Scullion helped them to a 2-6 to 0-2 lead.

But Benny Hickey soon replied and Declan Browne scored a second in injury-time to leave the sides with 2-6 each at the break.

Tipp finished the tie strongly, with five unanswered points.

TIPPERARY: P Fitzgerald; M Phelan, P King, A Morrissey; M Peters (0-1), R Costigan, C Maher (0-1); E Hanrahan, A Fitzgerald; P Austin (0-4), B Lacey (0-1), B Hickey (1-0); B Mulvihill (0-1), D Browne (1-2), D O'Brien (0-3). Subs: K Mulryan for A Fitzgerald.

ANTRIM: J Finucane; C Brady, P Doherty, A McLean; T Scullion (1-0), T Convery, S Kelly (0-1); M McCarrie, M McCann (0-1); K Brady (1-0), B Herron (0-2), A Gallagher; C Close (0-1), M McGill (0-1), M Dougan (0-4). Subs: N Scullion for Convery; E O'Neill for Gallagher; C McGrourke for K Brady; S McEvaddy for C Brady.

Referee: R Hickey (Clare).