Dublin Senior Hurlers open their Leinster Hurling Championship with a draw | Dublin GAA

Scorers – Dublin: D Burke 0-12 (9f); B Hayes, C Donohoe 1-1 each; C Burke 0-4; D Power, C O’Sullivan, F Whitely 0-2 each; C Crummey, E O’Donnell, P Doyle, D Purcell 0-1 apiece. Offaly: A Screeney 1-9 (0-8f); C Mitchell 1-3; B Duignan 1-2; S Rigney 1-0; D Bourke 0-3; C Doyle, D Ravenhill, T Guinan, L Hoare (f), C Spain 0-1 apiece. 

Dublin: S Brennan; E O’Donnell, P Smyth, J Bellew; C McHugh, C Crummey, C Burke; P Doyle, C Donohoe; F Whitely, B Hayes, D Power; D Burke, J Hetherton, C O’Sullivan. Subs:R Hayes for Doyle (48), A Dunphy for McHugh (55), D Purcell for Donohoe (66).  

Offaly: L Hoare; P Taaffe, B Conneely, B Kavanagh; R Ravenhill, K Sampson, T Guinan; D Ravenhill, C King; S Rigney, D Bourke, C Doyle; C Mitchell, B Duignan, A Screeney. Subs: C Spain for King (half-time), C Bourke for Kavanagh (half-time), O Kelly for Mitchell (Temp, 52-55), J Clancy for Guinan (65), O Kelly for D Ravenhill (69).  

Referee: James Owens (Wexford).