▁black ▁and ▁am ber ▁also ▁failed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Senior ▁Hur ling ▁Championship . ▁A ▁ 0 - 1 2 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 0 ▁loss ▁to ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁round ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁for ▁by ▁impress ive ▁wins ▁over ▁Bir r ▁( 2 - 1 3 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 0 ) ▁and ▁K inn itt y ▁( 4 - 1 5 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 1 ). ▁However , ▁Bir r ▁had ▁re group ed ▁to ▁beat ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s ▁and ▁force ▁a ▁three - way ▁play - off , ▁involving ▁those ▁two ▁teams ▁and ▁Se ir ▁K ier an . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁leg ▁of ▁this ▁play - off , ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁at ▁R ath , ▁Bir r ▁shock ed ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁by ▁ 0 - 1 2 ▁to ▁ 1 - 6 ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁Sem i - final s . ▁Li am ▁C ough lan ▁the ▁goal keeper ▁gave ▁the ▁one ▁f law less ▁display , ▁in ▁a ▁Cla reen ▁defence ▁much ▁more ▁trouble d ▁than ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁past . ▁The ▁los ers ▁had ▁to ▁play ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s ▁again ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁September , ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁Sem i - final ▁slot ▁at ▁st ake . ▁Despite ▁seem ing ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁control ▁for ▁most