The holders, Waterford IT, also advanced to the semi-final stages after a deserved success over NUIG at a sodden Dangan, Galway, yesterday.
Waterford, who will stage the finals of the competition next month, established their win by a goal each from two senior intercounty players, Declan Browne (Tipperary) and Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny) near the interval.
They opened their account after two minutes with a point from a 50-yard free by the always influential Shefflin. The hosts had three points without reply through Ger McGlacken, Tony Griffin and a David Tierney free. But between the 15th and 17th minutes, Shefflin had two points to level matters at 0-3 each.
Waterford IT: D Young; C Murray, P Curran, A Kelleher; B Forde, E Corcoran, M Kavanagh; J O'Neill (0-1), A Moloney (0-1) capt; M Bevans, W Maher, A Geoghegan; D Joyce, H Shefflin (1-5, 3 from frees, 2 from play), D Browne (1-3, 1-3 from play).
NUIG: T Grogan; E McDonagh J Feeney, Brian McMahon (Newmarket-on-Fergus); J McEvoy, D McMahon, S Forde; G Quinn (0-1), S Donoghue; D Tierney (0-3, 3 from frees) capt, G McGlacken (0-2), T Griffin (0-1); B Dunne, P McKeogh (0-1), Brian McMahon (Kilmaley). Subs: G Hannify for Dunne (34 mins), R Cooney for McKeogh (49 mins), H Whiriskey for Griffin (55 mins).
Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath).
