Borris-Kilcotton 1-18 Rathdowney-Errill 2-10
There were joyous scenes in O’Moore Park as Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton won the Laois senior hurling title for the first time ever.
Twelve points from PJ Scully were crucial for Borris-Kilcotton as they powered home in the second half to claim an historic win over Rathdowney-Errill in this replay.
Playing against the breeze Borris-Kilcotton got off to a dream start when Neil Foyle cracked home a great goal and they didn't trail for the entire half.
A John Purcell goal kept Rathdowney-Errill in touch but with PJ Scully and Ross King trading scores, Borris-Kilcotton led 1-7 to 1-5 at the break.
A Patrick Purcell goal had the sides level with 15 minutes to play but Borris-Kilcotton refused to panic and they outscored their opponents by 0-8 to 0-3 in the final quarter.
Scorers for Borris-Kilcotton: PJ Scully 0-12 (all frees), N Foyle 1-0, J Campion 0-2, P Whelan, D Fitzpatrick, A Dunphy, C Stapleton 0-1 each.
Scorers for Rathdowney-Errill: R King 0-9 (0-7 frees), P Purcell and J Purcell 1-0 each, J Corrigan 0-1
Borris-Kilcotton: E Fleming; N Delaney, S Finan, B Stapleton; J Fitzpatrick, M Whelan, P Whelan; D Fitzpatrick, C Stapleton; A Dunphy, J Campion, N Foyle; S Dunphy, PJ Scully, D Quinlan.
Sub: E Fitzpatrick for Quinlan (47)
Rathdowney-Errill: N Brennan; J Creagh, B Campion, A Delaney; J Keane, J Fitzpatrick, E Killeen; P Purcell, D Poynton; J Kelly, L O'Connell, J Ryan; J Purcell, R King, T Dowling.
Subs: S Dollard for Poynton (28), E Bourke for Kelly (HT), J Corrigan for O'Connell (43), E Meagher for Purcell (51), P McKane for J Purcell (53)
Referee: B Reilly (Portlaoise)
