REPLAY IS SET TO BE AN INTENSE CONTEST

REPLAYS are less frequent now in Gaelic games, with matches tending to be decided on the day but there is no reason to believe that Athenry and St Finbarr's will not provide us with as much incident, high-class fare and shuddering intensity in Thurles today, as they did at Croke Park before Christmas.

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For much of that, the Barrs looked to be seeing out the game in a highly professional, controlled manner.

In the end, the sides could not be separated as Kayla Madden equalised with the last stroke of the sliotar for Athenry.