Draw – 19th May 1973
Borris in Ossory 2-8
Sean Delaney, Seanie Hanrahan, Jim Delaney, Pat Moore, Christy Jones, Joe Delaney Capt, Denis Kennedy, Tommy Jones, John (Jack) Phelan, Eddie Fitzpatrick, Jimmy Jones, Jimmy Fitzpatrick, John Bowe, Tom Bowe, Paul Dollard,
Sub: John Comerford for Jimmy Fitzpatrick.
Portlaoise 3-5
Philip Rochford, Jimmy Harding, Eddie Dunne, Murt McDonald, Tommy Deegan, Louis Duff, Leo Gorman, Pat Keenan, Ambrose Larkin, Liam Connell, Austin Lanham, Tommy Dunne, Liam Wall, John McDonald, John Walsh.
Referee: Johnny Hearns (Colt)
Replay – 12th August 1973
Borris in Ossory 4-13
Sean Delaney, Seanie Hanrahan, Jim Delaney, Jimmy Jones, Christy Jones, Joe Delaney, Dennis Kennedy, Tommy Jones, John (Jack) Phelan, Eddie Fitzpatrick, John Bowe, Paul Dollard, Jimmy Fitzpatrick, Mark Kirwan, Laurence Kirwan,
Subs: John Comerford,
Rest Panel: Pat Moore, Adrian Costello, Michael Kirwan, Jimmy Moore, Patsy Sydes.
Portlaoise 2-3
Philip Rochford, Jimmy Harding, Eddie Dunne, Murt McDonald, Tommy Deegan, Louis Duff, John Walsh, Austin Lanham, John Jack McDonald, Liam Wall, Tommy Dunne, Pat Murphy, Tom Scully, Pat Keenan, Mick Buggie,
Subs: Pat Murphy, Tom Scully.
Referee: Michael O’Connor (Durrow)
