Clare will play Limerick in the Munster final… Galway’s advance to the All-Ireland stages is assured. That still leaves a lot to play for in the final series of ‘round robin’ games in Munster and Leinster next weekend.
Limerick (7pts) have completed their Munster ‘round robin’ campaign and will play Clare (5pts) in the final. Clare play Waterford (2pts) next Sunday, with the game crucial for the Deise, who are fighting for third place. Cork (2pts) play Tipperary (0pts).
If Cork and Waterford both win, the Leesiders will take third spot as they won the head-to-head contest on Sunday. If Tipperary beat Cork and Waterford win or draw, the Deise will take third spot.
If Tipperary beat Cork and Waterford lose, scoring difference would decide which of the trio finishes third and advances to the All-Ireland stages.
Galway (7pts) lead the way in Leinster, followed by Dublin and Kilkenny on six points each, Wexford on four, Westmeath on one point and Laois on zero points.
There are several permutations regarding who can reach the Leinster final and who will be eliminated from the championship. Galway can’t be eliminated as they are three points ahead of Wexford.
The weekend line-up is as follows:
SATURDAY (6.0)
Leinster
Galway v Dublin, Pearse Stadium;
Kilkenny v Wexford, UPMC Nowlan Park;
Laois v Westmeath, MW Hire O’Moore Park
SUNDAY (4.0)
Munster
Clare v Waterford, Ennis;
Tipperary v Cork, FBD Semple Stadium
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DUBLIN v GALWAY
A draw would be enough for Galway to clinch a place in the Leinster final. A draw would keep Dublin in the All-Ireland race while a win would see them reach the final.
LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS
2021: Dublin 1-18 Galway 1-14 (Leinster quarter-final)
2019: Dublin 3-19 Galway 0-24 (Leinster ‘round robin’)
2018: Galway 0-26 Dublin 2-19 (Leinster ‘round robin’)
2017: Galway 2-28 Dublin 1-17 (Leinster quarter-final)
2015: Galway 5-19 Dublin 1-18 (Leinster quarter-final) Replay
*This will be the 12th championship match between the counties, with Dublin leading 7-3 while there was one draw in the previous eleven. Dublin won the last two in 2019 and 2021.
*Galway man, Mattie Kenny has two championship wins under his belt over his native county as Dublin manager. They won a ‘round-robin’ tie by four points in 2019 and had the same margin to spare in last year’s Leinster semi-final.
*Galway manager, Henry Shefflin played eight times for Kilkenny against Dublin in the championship and was on the winning side on all eight occasions. Dublin drew with, and beat Kilkenny, in the 2013 Leinster semi-final but Shefflin missed both games.
*Dublin scored only one goal (v Laois in the opening round) in their first four ‘round robin’ games. Galway scored seven goals in their four games.
Top Scorers (Round Robin)
DUBLIN
Donal Burke….0-45 (0-30 frees)
Rian McBride…0-9
Chris Crummey…0-5
GALWAY
Conor Cooney…….1-28 (0-20 frees, 1-0 pen, 0-2 ‘65s’)
Joseph Cooney……..2-13
Tom Monaghan……..0-14
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KILKENNY v WEXFORD
Wexford need to win to have a chance of staying in the All-Ireland race. A Kilkenny win would take them into the Leinster final.
LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS
2021: Kilkenny 2-37 Wexford 2-29 aet (Leinster semi-final)
2019: Kilkenny 1-18 Wexford 0-21 (Leinster ‘round robin)
2018: Kilkenny 0-22 Wexford 1-18 (Leinster ‘round robin’)
2017: Wexford 1-20 Kilkenny 3-11 (Leinster semi-final)
2015: Kilkenny 5-25 Wexford 0-16 (Leinster semi-final)
*They meet for a second successive year, with Kilkenny having won an epic Leinster semi-final by eight points after extra-time last year. Wexford’s last win over Kilkenny in the championship was in 2017.
*Kilkenny and Wexford have met 15 times in the championship since Brian Cody took over as Cats’ boss in late 1998. It’s 12-2 to Kilkenny with one drawn in those games, with Wexford’s only wins coming in the 2004 and 2017 Leinster semi-finals.
*Kilkenny are attempting to reach the Leinster final for the fifth successive year. Wexford were last there in 2019.
Top Scorers (Round Robin)
KILKENNY
TJ Reid………………2-21 (0-16 frees, 0-1 ‘65’)
Austin Murphy…..0-15 (0-10 frees)
Adrian Mullen……0-14
WEXFORD
Lee Chin……………..0-28 (0-20 frees, 0-2 ‘65s)
Conor McDonald….2-7
Rory O’Connor………1-10 (0-4 frees)
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LAOIS v WESTMEATH
Westmeath delivered their best performance for a long time when drawing with Wexford last weekend. Laois have lost all four games so far but a win would see them staying in the Leinster championship next year. A draw would be enough for Westmeath to avoid the drop.
LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS
2019: Laois 3-26 Westmeath 1-21(Joe McDonagh Cup final)
2019: Laois 1-22 Westmeath 1-22 (Joe McDonagh group game)
2018: Westmeath 2-21 Laois 1-21 (Joe McDonagh group game)
2017: Laois 1-23 Westmeath 2-17 (Leinster ‘round robin)
2015: Laois 1-20 Westmeath 1-17 (Leinster ‘round robin’)
*Their last big championship clash was in the 2019 Joe McDonagh Cup final which Laois won by ten points.
Top Scorers (Round Robin)
LAOIS
PJ Scully………0-22 (0-17 frees)
Paddy Purcell…1-5 (0-1 free)
Enda Rowland…1-4 (frees)
WESTMEATH
Killian Doyle…….0-50 (0-43 frees, 0-2 ‘65s’)
Niall O’Brien……..1-5
Derek McNicholas..2-0
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CLARE v WATERFORD
Waterford made a great start to the campaign, beating Tipperary but have since lost to Limerick and Cork, leaving them in desperate need of a win if they are to keep their All-Ireland hopes alive. Clare have already qualified for the Munster final.
LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS
2021: Clare 1-22 Waterford 0-21 (Munster quarter-final)
2020: Waterford 3-27 Clare 3-18 (All-Ireland quarter-final)
2019: Clare 1-20 Waterford 0-22 (Munster round robin)
2018: Clare 2-27 Waterford 2-18 (Munster round robin)
2016: Waterford 1-21 Clare 0-17 (Munster semi-final)
*This will be the 36th championship meeting between the counties, with Clare leading 19-12 while there have been four draws from the previous 35 clashes.
*They meet in the championship for a fifth successive year with Clare winning in 2021-2019-2018 and Waterford winning in 2020.
*Brian Lohan is in his third season as Clare manager, during which the Banner have won six, lost four and drawn one of 11 championship games.
*Liam Cahill is also in his third season as Waterford manager, with a championship record which reads: Played 13; Won 7, Lost 6.
Top Scorers
CLARE
Tony Kelly……….1-33 (0-19 frees, 1-0 pen, 0-3 ‘65s’)
Peter Duggan……..1-5
Ryan Taylor……….0-7
Ian Galvin…………..1-4
WATERFORD
Stephen Bennett……….1-24 (0-22 frees, 0-1 ‘65’)
Austin Gleeson…………0-11 (0-4 frees, 0-1 s/l)
Patrick Curran………….0-8 (0-1 free)
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TIPPERARY v CORK
A Cork win would see them take third place. A Tipperary win would revive their chances of taking third spot, but only if Waterford lost to Clare.
LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS
2020: Tipperary 2-18 Cork 1-17 (All-Ireland qualifier)
2019: Tipperary 2-28 Cork 1-24 (Munster ‘round robin’)
2018: Tipperary 2-20 Cork 1-23 (Munster ‘round robin)
2017: Cork 2-27 Tipperary 1-26 (Munster quarter-final)
2014: Tipperary 2-18 Cork 1-11 (All-Ireland semi-final)
*They meet in the championship for the 89th time, with Tipperary leading 41-38 in wins. There have also been eight draws and one abandoned game.
*Cork are seeking their first championship win over Tipperary since the 2017 Munster quarter-final. Tipperary have won twice since then while there has also been a draw.
Top Scorers
TIPPERARY
Noel McGrath………0-20 (0-12 frees, 0-1 ‘65’, 0-1 s/l)
Jason Forde…………….0-11 (0-8 frees, 0-2 ‘65s’), 0-1 s/l)
Ger Browne…………….1-6
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GAA HURLING ALL-IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2022
LEINSTER
Round 1: Wexford 1-19 Galway 1-19; Kilkenny 5-23 Westmeath 1-19; Dublin 1-20 Laois 2-15.
Round 2: Galway 3-36 Westmeath 1-17; Kilkenny 2-34 Laois 1-14; Dublin 0-24 Wexford 0-23.
Round 3: Wexford 6-21 Laois 0-12; Galway 1-24 Kilkenny 3-17; Dublin 0-27 Westmeath 1-16
Round 4: Kilkenny 3-25 Dublin 0-17; Galway 2-37 Laois 0-21; Westmeath 2-15 Wexford 0-21.
Round 5: May 21: Kilkenny v Wexford; Galway v Dublin; Laois v Westmeath
Final: June 4
MUNSTER
Round 1: April 17: Waterford 2-24 Tipperary 2-20; Limerick 2-25 Cork 1-17.
Round 2: Limerick 0-30 Waterford 2-21; Clare 3-21 Tipperary 2-16
Round 3: Clare 0-28 Cork 2-20; Limerick 3-21Tipperary 0-23.
Round 4: Clare 0-24 Limerick 1-21; Cork 2-22 Waterford 1-19
Round 5: May 22: Tipperary v Cork; Clare v Waterford.
Final: June 5
JOE McDONAGH CUP
Round 1: Antrim 3-22 Offaly 2-24; Down 1-19 Kerry 0-18; Carlow 4-30 Meath 0-17.
Round 2: Kerry 3-21 Carlow 0-15; Offaly 2-22 Meath 0-19; Antrim 6-22 Down 3-16.
Round 3: Kerry 6-25 Meath 0-13; Antrim 2-22 Carlow 1-22; Offaly 1-26 Down 2-18
Round 4: Carlow 2-25 Down 1-19; Offaly 4-23 Kerry 2-28 Antrim 7-29 Meath 3-14.
Round 5: May 21: Antrim v Kerry; Offaly v Carlow; Down v Meath.
June 4: Final
ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
June 11/12: Preliminary quarter-finals: Joe McDonagh Cup winners v
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rd Munster; Joe McDonagh Cup runners-up v 3rd Leinster.
July 18: Quarter-finals
July 2/3: Semi-finals
July 17: Final
