Last Updated: Sunday, March 9, 2008, 18:57

Cork hit the ground running

Hurling round-up: Cork finally got their season off the mark after the distraction of the players' strike and they were straight into their stride with 3-18 to 2-16 win over the Dublin hurlers in Parnell Park.

The results sends the Rebels straight into third place behind Kilkenny and Waterford in Division One A but manager Gerald McCarthy felt the scoreline was a bit generous.

"They fought very hard to the end. I tell you we were flattered, I think, by the five point winning margin," McCarthy told TG4. "It was a much closer game than that.

"Dublin, you could say, were a little unlucky but we got the killer goals and that really brought us back into the game."

Kilkenny registered their third win of the campaign with a 0-23 to 1-05 win in Wexford Park.

Brian Cody's side lead Waterford by two points after The Deise got their second win off the league over Antrim in Dungarvan.

In Division One B Galway and Tipperary drew with 16 points apiece in Pearse Stadium, while Limerick beat Clare 2-15 to 0-12.

Result of the day, however, came afrom Portlaoise where Laois beat Offaly 1-17 to 2-13. The one point margin means their neighbours now prop up the league after two defeats and a draw.

Date	Comp	Game	Venue	Time
09/03	NHL 1A	Waterford 3-29 Antrim 3-10	Dungarvan	2.30pm
09/03	NHL 1A	Dublin 2-16 Cork 3-18	Parnell Park	2.30pm
09/03	NHL 1A	Wexford 1-05 Kilkenny 0-23	Wexford Park	2.30pm
09/03	NHL 1B	Limerick 2-15 Clare 0-12	Gaelic Grounds	2.30pm
09/03	NHL 1B	Galway 0-16 Tipperary 0-16	Pearse Stadium	2.30pm
09/03	NHL 1B	Laois 1-17 Offaly 2-13	Portlaoise	2.30pm
09/03	NHL 2A	Mayo 2-14 Westmeath 2-13	Castlebar	2.30pm
09/03	NHL 2A	Roscommon 0-09 Kerry 2-11	Athleague	2.30pm
09/03	NHL 2A	Wicklow 1-14 Kildare 1-16	Arklow	2.30pm
09/03	NHL 2B	London 1-10 Carlow 2-15	Ruislip	2.30pm
09/03	NHL 2B	Meath 0-21 Down 2-17	Páirc Tailteann	2.30pm
09/03	NHL 2B	Armagh 2-13 Derry 3-11	Keady	2.30pm
09/03	NHL D3	Louth 6-12 Sligo 2-11	Dundalk	2.30pm
09/03	NHL D3	Tyrone P-P Longford	Omagh	2.30pm
09/03	NHL D4	Down 4-15 Cavan 1-09	Omagh	2.30pm
09/03	NHL D4	Fermanagh 2-09 Leitrim 3-10	Tempo	2.30pm
09/03	NFL D3	Fermanagh 2-12 Leitrim 1-08	Carrick-on Shannon	2.30pm