GAA: News from the Fitzgibbon cup (SH)

GARDA COLLEGE           0-16
UCG                     0-11

ELEVEN points from Kilkenny star Damien Cleere steered the Garda Training College to a comfortable victory over UCG in this first round game at Templemore. Cleere was responsible for five of Garda's six points in the first half as they forged a 0-6 to 0-4 lead. Apart from Cleere, Ollie Baker, Denis Byrne, Damien McCormack, Ronan O'Hara and Brian O'Dwyer excelled for Garda, while for UCG, Finbar Gantley, Terence Fahy, John Feeney and sub Darren Hannify were best.

- Garda: D Cleere 0-11, D Byrne 0-3, J Flanagan 0-1, O Baker 0-1. UCG: D Coen 0-3, D Hannify 0-2, G McCarthy, E Murphy, F Gantley, D Tierney, G Hannify and D Rooney 0-1 each.

GARDA TRAINING COLLEGE: C Jordan; N O'Donnell, D McCormack, B O'Dwyer; N Nash, S Hogan, K Long; O Baker, T Kavanagh; D Cleere, R O'Hara, D Byrne; N Moloney, J Flanagan, A Flanagan. Subs: M Hubbard for A Flanagan, J Smiddy for Moloney, T Kennedy for Kavanagh.

UCG: T Grogan; E McDonagh, J Kenirons, J Feeney; T Fahy, C Dillon, L Hassett; J Tierney, F Gantley; E Brady, D Rooney, E Murphy; G McCarthy, D Coen, F Connors. Subs: D Hannify for Murphy, G Hannify for McCarthy.