Preview: Dublin and Cork Battle for a Spot in the All-Ireland Semi-Final

Pic Courtesy Des Pearson

By Conor Martin

Dublin and Cork battle it out in Thurles this Saturday afternoon for a place in the last four of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. 

A win for Dublin will see us progress to the All-Ireland semi-finals for the first time since 2013 and a date with current All-Ireland champions Limerick. 

Dublin tasted defeat last time out against Kilkenny in the Leinster Final and will be looking for an improved performance this time around against a tricky obstacle in the form of Cork.

The Rebels have turned heads in this Championship, having recovered from a slow start to claim big wins over Limerick and Tipperary to progress out of the Munster Championship. 

Cork have plenty of firepower in their ranks, with the likes of Patrick Horgan, Shane Barrett, Séamus Harnedy and Darragh Fitzgibbon all having a big say on the scoresheet throughout this Championship so far. 

Last week, they took on Joe McDonagh Cup winners Offaly in an exciting preliminary quarter-final, sticking 4-25 past the Faithful County.

Horgan starred again for Cork with 1-10 to his personal tally, Barrett scored 1-4; whilst Brian Hayes and Declan Dalton also raised green flags.

You can back the Boys in Blue in Tipperary this weekend by grabbing your match ticket here! 

You can also catch the game from 1:15pm on RTÉ One!