1. Fionn O’Brien

2. Shane Feane (JC)

3. Kieran O’Rourke

4. Sam Williams

5. Jimmy O’Dea

6. Patrick Carey

7. John O’Connell

8. Tommy Cronolly (JC)

9. Kevin Hayden

10. Sam Cronolly

11. Frankie Barrinton

12. Matthew Howard

21. Brian Sexton

13. Kieran O’Dea

15. Ronan O’Halloran

14. Paddy Lynch (Frankie Barrington)

17. William Sexton (Shane Feane)

18. Eamonn Lyons

19. Conor Frawley (Ronan O’Halloran)

20. Pa Deady (Kevin Hayden)

23. Jimmy Leslie

24. Brian McCarthy

25. Brian O’Rourke

26. Fionnbarr Fitzpatrick

27. Fionan O’Driscoll

29. Darragh McDonagh

The stage was set for a brilliant matchup as Bruree took to the field in CoolyRoo to face the old enemy Kilmallock, in the second round of the County Intermediate Hurling Championship. Frankie Barrington scored the opening point of the game which was quickly responded to by Kilmallock to make it an even point to a point. This theme would continue for the beginning for the first half with Kilmallock keeping up with Bruree’s stellar scoring pace. Towards the end of the first half however, Bruree would begin to pull away. Three points from Jimmy O’Dea helped to give Bruree a five-point lead at half time with a score of 0-12 to 0-7.

            Bruree’s fortunes would start the second half strong by not allowing Kilmallock to reduce their deficit. Sam Cronolly’s points from play and frees in the second half coupled with Paddy Lynch’s 1-2 from the bench helped to bring the victory home for Bruree. The introduction of bench players also helped Bruree to apply constant pressure to Kilmallock in all parts of the pitch during the dying embers of the game.

            With a final score of 1-25 to 0-19, this marks Bruree’s second convincing victory in the opening two rounds of this championship. Bruree’s next game against Knockaderry takes place on August 31st. While no venue has been confirmed: keep an eye on Clubzap for further details on this.