Brickey Rangers will play senior football next season after overcoming Clashmore/Kinsalebeg by 1-12 to 0-10 in Saturday’s Waterford Premier Intermediate Football Championship Final.

Brickeys secured a five-point victory despite finishing the contest with 14 players, capping a determined performance to earn promotion to the senior ranks.

They trailed by four points in the early stages before Paddy McCarthy struck for a crucial goal in the 13th minute to bring them back into the contest.

Further scores from Cathal Curran helped Brickey Rangers take a narrow 1-3 to 0-6 lead into half-time.

The winners extended their advantage after the restart, with McCarthy and Conor McGrath both landing two-pointers. Tom O’Connell and David Nyhan also contributed to the scoreboard.

Clashmore/Kinsalebeg refused to give in and hit four unanswered points to reduce the gap to three. However, Nyhan produced the decisive score late on, landing a two-pointer to seal the 1-12 to 0-10 victory.

Elsewhere in Saturday’s Waterford county football finals, Dungarvan claimed the Junior A title with a 2-12 to 0-7 win over Ferrybank at Azzurri Walsh Park.

Tallow were crowned Junior B champions after beating Mount Sion by 2-12 to 0-4, while The Nire won the Junior B Plate Final, defeating St Saviour’s by 1-11 to 0-7.