Round 2 of the E.Tarrant & Sons Junior A Hurling Championship provided exciting fare over the weekend with highly competitive games .

In Group 1, Meelin gave their championship campaign a real boost with an exciting 1-20 to 0-22 victory over Dromtariffe, this game played in Kanturk on Saturday was nip and tuck all the way through as both teams battled manfully for the upper hand . The scores were level on numerous occasions and just as Dromtariffe seemed to be gaining a semblance of  control- Meelin struck for a well taken goal to set up an exciting finish. Strong defending by Meelin saw them win by a slender one point margin.

Kilbrin had a 2-18 to 2-11 victory over Banteer in the other Group 1 game played in Castlemagner on Sunday, Banteer battled all the way through- but Kilbrin were always a step ahead to add to their opening day victory over Meelin.

Kilbrin now sit on 4 points after 2 games with Meelin and Dromtariffe on 2 each , however all 4 teams are still in with a chance of reaching the knockout stages with the concluding round 3 games now taking on even greater importance.

In Group 2 Newmarket had a decisive 4-30 to 0-16 win over Freemount. Newmarket were a step ahead from the off , Freemount made every attempt to get  back in the game , but a superior Newmarket side pulled away to a comprehensive victory.

Newmarket now await their Semi-Final opponents while Freemount will look forward to their important clash with Millstreet in the Final Round.