Six pointed frees from Theo Smith helped Wicklow overcome Kildare in the Leinster Vocational schools 'A' semi-final at a sunny St Conleth's Park in Newbridge yesterday, 1-9 to 0-7.

Wicklow P Miley; M O'Brien, J Manley, J Snell, J O'Brien, K Manahan, P Geoghegan; J Henderson, C McGraynor; J Kelly, T Smith (0-6fs), S Olohan (0-2), S Magee, P Crowley (0-1), C McKenna. Subs J Doyle (1-0) for Olohan, 36 mins; S Duffy for McKenna, 41 mins; R Harte for Magee, 47 mins; D Heffernan for Snell, 56 mins.

Kildare M Donnellan; T O'Connell, S Higgins (0-1), H Flaherty, J Sharpe, C O'Donoghue, D Fisher; F O'Gorman (0-1), G Farrell; D Fox (0-1), A Phelan, Y Muller, C Jennings (0-1), S Pembroke (0-3), J Dunne. Subs S Mackey for Muller; C Donovan for Fisher, both 36 mins; D Keane for Dunne, 58 mins