Rice Cup Final 2026
Thurles CBS 5-14
Midleton CBS 1-8
Thurles CBS were crowned Rice Cup champions on Monday evening after a brilliant five-goal performance sent them on their way to victory over a strong Midleton CBS team.
The Mid Tipperary school showed massive skill and determination to provide the platform for victory, with players across the pitch, and those introduced, making the most of their abilities to carve out a big victory in Ballygiblin GAA.
Full value for the win, Thurles were captained by Aidan Russell, who received the Rice Cup after the game.
After a tense start to the game, the score was tied at
0-2 apiece after 15 minutes, with the exchanges strong between both sets of players who were trying to gain the early initiative.
Goals from Daniel O'Grady and Daithi Dunne gave Thurles an interval lead of 2-8 to 0-6.
Midleton now with the aid of the breeze, started the second half strongly with two quick points, but a Liam Butler goal settled the Thurles nerves. With Killian Cleary unerring on placed balls, two more goals from Butler meant there was joyous scenes at full time.
Thurles CBS: Tadhg Hassett (Holycross Ballycahill); Noah Sweeney (Durlas Og), Jim Ryan (Upperchurch Drombane), Adam McLoughlin (Durlas Og); Philip Dwyer (Holycross Ballycahill), Brendan Judge (Holycross Ballycahill), Shea Fogarty (Durlas Og); Aidan Russell (Moycarkey Borris), Sean Ryan (Drom Inch); Daithi Dunne (Durlas Og), Frank Mockler (Durlas Og), Daniel O'Grady (Durlas Og); Tommy Rice (Moycarkey Borris), Killian Cleary (Loughmore Castleiney), Liam Butler (Drom Inch).
Midleton CBS: Dara Kelleher (Aghada); Sam Mulcahy (Midleton), Charlie O’Mahony (Killeagh), Colm O’Regan (Killeagh); Sean O’Donoghue (Fr. O’Neills), James O’Brien (Carrigtwohill), Charlie Cahill (Midleton); Dylan Hegarty (Kiltha Og), Brian Cody (Kiltha Og); Conor O’Leary (Lisgoold), Lee Barry (Killeagh), Fergal O’Sullivan (Lisgoold); Bobby Creedon (Aghada), Andrew Whelan Curtin (Kiltha Og), Ciaran O’Donovan (Carrigtwohill).
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