Hazelwood College Hurlers take first steps in Munster with impressive win over Kinsale
Hazelwood College : 5-12
Kinsale : 0-10
On Thursday last Hazelwood College Dromcollogher began their Munster Championship campaign with an impressive win over Kinsale in Buttevant. Hazelwood took control of the game early on when Jamie Coughlan scored a great goal in the opening seconds. Jimmy O Sullivan was quick to add to the Hazelwood scoresheet with an impressive display at full forward and a personal tally of 3-2. Shane Hehir and Aidan Butler both had good games and played a crucial role in the game.
Kinsale found it difficult to get back into the game thanks to a solid defense from the Hazelwood College backs in particular John Ryan, Timmy Flemming and Patrick O Regan combined with some fine saves from John Nix.
The impressive Hazelwood College outfit were far too strong for the Kinsale side. The final score was Hazelwood 5-12 to Kinsales 0-10. Hazelwood will now go on to meet Clonakilty in the next stage of the competition.