Senior hurlers face Kilkenny in vital clash

Tipperary, Wexford, Galway and Limerick have qualified for the Allianz hurling League quarter-finals ahead of the final round of group games on Sunday week.

Tipperary will top the Hurling League Division 1A after taking seven from a possible eight points in their opening four games, leaving them three ahead of Clare, Cork and Waterford and four ahead of Kilkenny. All four are in strong contention for the three remaining quarter-final place from 1A. Dublin (2pts) could still reach the quarter-finals if they beat Kilkenny in the last round but they would need other results to go their way.

The fourth quarter-final spot from 1B will come from Kerry (2pts), Laois (2pts) or Offaly (0 points). Kerry play Offaly in the last round while Laois play Wexford.

Antrim, Carlow and Kildare are in contention for places in the Allianz Hurling League Division 2A final.

HURLING LEAGUE 2017: RESULTS AND FIXTURES

HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION 1ARound 1: Cork 0-21 Clare 1-11; Tipperary 1-24 Dublin 1-8; Waterford 1-15 Kilkenny 0-17.
Round 2: Dublin 2-19 Cork 1-14; Clare 2-19 Kilkenny 0-12; Tipperary 1-18 Waterford 0-15.
Round 3: Waterford 2-19 Dublin 1-17; Kilkenny 0-22 Cork 0-15; Tipperary 0-28 Clare 0-21.
Round 4: Tipperary 2-17 Kilkenny 3-14; Clare 0-20 Dublin 1-15; Cork 1-21 Waterford -13.
Round 5: Mar 26: Cork v Tipperary; Clare v Waterford; Dublin v Kilkenny.

HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION 1B

Round 1: Kerry 3-14 Laois 0-19; Galway 6-23 Offaly 1-12; Wexford 1-14 Limerick 0-14.
Round 2: Laois 1-26 Offaly 1-20; Wexford 1-21 Galway 3-13; Limerick 6-21 Kerry 3-8.
Round 3: Limerick 1-25 Offaly 3-15; Galway 3-31 Laois 1-11; Wexford 3-18 Kerry 0-12.
Round 4: Limerick 6-33 Laois 1-19; Wexford 1-17 Offaly 0-15; Galway 1-22 Kerry 0-12.
Round 5: Mar 26: Kerry v Offaly; Wexford v Laois; Limerick v Galway.

HURLING LEAGUE QUARTER-FINALS
Apr 1 /2: 1st 1A v 4th 1B; 2nd 1A v 3rd 1B; 3rd 1A v 2nd 1B; 4th 1A v 1st 1B

HURLING LEAGUE SEMI-FINALS

Apr 16

HURLING LEAGUE FINAL
Apr 23

HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION 2A
Round 1: Antrim 0-20 London 0-13; Kildare 1-18 Armagh 1-15; Carlow 1-13 Westmeath 1-11.
Round 2: Antrim 2-15 Carlow 0-21; Kildare 1-16 Westmeath 0-14; Armagh 1-13 London 1-13.
Round 3: Carlow 3-22 London 2-7; Westmeath 3-29 Armagh 0-16; Antrim 1-16 Kildare 1-14.
Round 4: Westmeath 2-20 London 2-7; Antrim 2-18 Armagh 2-11; Kildare 2-17 Carlow 1-20.
Round 5: Mar 26: Kildare v London; Antrim v Westmeath; Carlow v Armagh.Final: Apr 1 /2: 1st v 2nd

HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION 2B
Round 1: Derry 1-14 Mayo 1-13; Meath 4-21 Down 1-10; Wicklow 2-17 Roscommon 0-7.
Round 2: Down 1-21 Roscommon 1-16; Meath 2-19 Derry 0-16; Wicklow 2-17 Mayo 1-17.
Round 3: Roscommon v Meath - postponed; Wicklow 1-21 Derry 1-11; Down 2-23 Mayo 0-12.
Round 4: Derry 3-16 Roscommon 0-12; Wicklow 1-18 Down 0-11; Meath 2-18 Mayo 0-15.
Round 5: Mar 26: Down v Derry; Roscommon v Mayo; Meath v Wicklow.Final: Apr 1 /2: 1s v 2nd

HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION 3A
Round 1: Donegal 2-23 Louth 1-14; Monaghan 3-15 Tyrone 1-11.
Round 2: Monaghan 1-21Donegal 3-14; Tyrone 5-16 Louth 0-12
Round 3: Feb 26: Tyrone v Donegal postponed; Monaghan 1-10 Louth 1-8.
Round 4: Monaghan 2-12 Louth 2-9; Donegal 2-14 Tyrone 0-15.
Round 5: Donegal 1-21 Monaghan 2-13; Tyrone 1-23 Louth 2-10
Round 6: Mar 26: Louth v Donegal; Monaghan v Tyrone.
Final: Apr 1 /2: 1st v 2nd

HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION 3B
Round 1: Warwickshire 3-9 Sligo 3-8; Longford 2-13 Fermanagh 0-7
Round 2: Warwickshire 2-12 Fermanagh 1-9; Longford 2-19 Leitrim 3-13.
Round 3: Fermanagh 2-15 Sligo 1-14; Warwickshire 0-18 Leitrim 2-10
Round 4: Sligo 3-17 Leitrim 1-15; Longford 2-18 Warwickshire 2-12.
Round 5: Mar 26: Fermanagh v Leitrim; Sligo v Longford.
Final: Apr 1 /2: 1st v 2^nd