Tipperary get there in the end

Camogie Round-up Tipperary were made to fight all the way in the third round of the All-Ireland championship as Kilkenny put…

Camogie Round-upTipperary were made to fight all the way in the third round of the All-Ireland championship as Kilkenny put up a great fight before succumbing to a one-point defeat, 3-8 to 2-10, in Callan on Saturday.

The sides were level at the end of normal time but Claire Grogan pointed a free for Tipperary two minutes into injury-time.

The weekend's other third-round game was a totally one-sided affair as Galway cruised to a 9-26 to no score victory over Antrim.

TIPPERARY: J Delaney; S Kelly, Ú O'Dwyer, S Howard; S Nealon, C Gaynor, T Brophy; A McDermot, T O'Halloran; N Kennedy (0-1), E Hayden (0-1), C Grogan (0-2); E McDonnell (1-2), D Hughes (1-0), J Horan (1-2). Subs: P Fogarty for E Hayden,J Kirwan for S Nealon, P Bulfin for T O'Halloran.

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KILKENNY: C Ryan; D Minogue, M Costelloe, C Delaney; K Kinahan, A Neary E Lyng; S Millea (0-9, eight frees), E Aylward; J Frisby, B Mulally (0-1), L Lyng; C Doherty, C Carey (1-0), M O'Connor (1-0). Subs: J Dillion Maher for A Neary.

Referee: Á Derham (Dublin).

GALWAY: S Earner; M Carr, S Cahalan, L Flynn; L Lally, A Kelly, S Gavin; T Maher (0-3), C Glennon; O Kilkenny (1-2), Á Hilary (0-6, three frees), L Kavanagh (2-1), B Hanny (1-2), AM Hayes (3-6), B Kerins (1-3). Subs: C Kelly (0-3) for C Glennon, C Bowes (1-0) for B Kerins, R Glynn for T Maher.

ANTRIM: N McCurry; A Jackson, M Stewart, F Hasson; S Wilson,G Connolly,C McGinley; E Mason, K O'Neill; E McCormick, C Doherty, R Torney; SJ McGuigan, S Lagan, C Doherty. Subs: O Donnelly for E Mason, S Doherty for Carla Doherty, K Crossey for Coleen Doherty.

Referee: A Lawlor (Westmeath).