Carlow 3-12
London 0-7
CARLOW cruised to an emphatic Allianz Hurling League Division 2A victory over an understrength London at Ruislip on Saturday afternoon.
The visitors scored 3-7 without reply including goals from Martin Kavanagh, Sean Murphy, and Seamus Murphy as London struggled early on.
A Bernard Gaffney free on the stroke of half-time was London’s only score before the break as Carlow dominated.
London battled after the restart, but Carlow, motoring well under manager Pat English, were never in any serious danger.
Scorers for Carlow: M Kavanagh 1-3 (3fs), Seamus Murphy 1-2, Sean Murphy 1-1, C Doyle 0-2 (1f), E Byrne 0-1, JM Nolan 0-1, J Rogers 0-1, C Wall 0-1.
Scorers for London: Bernard Gaffney 0-5 (5fs), L Hands 0-2.
Carlow: K Kehoe; R Coady, J Kinsella, A Corcoran; D English, J Rogers, G Coady; D Byrne, C Wall; Sean Murphy, E Byrne, JM Nolan; M Kavanagh, C Doyle. Subs: S Kavanagh for Rogers (36 mins), M Brennan for Sean Murphy (36 mins), A Gaul for Byrne (52 mins), G Bennett for G Coady (56 mins), D O’Neill for M Kavanagh (56 mins).
London: J Barrett; N Rogers, M Ryan, E Collins; E Cooney, T Healy, M Lynch; C Keogh, P Murphy; M Ivors, E Kelly, P Phelan; L Hands, B Gaffney, M Fitzpatrick. Subs: H Vaughan for Keogh (23 mins), D Connelly for Kelly (45 mins), E Chawke for Ivors (47 mins), C Hickey for Lynch (61 mins).
Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick).
