Senior hurlers hoping to build on victory over Galway

The Divisional placings in the Allianz Hurling League are decided so the action moves on immediately to the knock-out and relegation issues.

Four quarter-finals are on the agenda for next weekend, as well as relegation play-offs in 1A and 1B.

The full list is as follows:

Allianz Hurling League Quarter-finals

Saturday: Dublin v Limerick, Croke Park;

Sunday: Cork v Wexford, Pairc Ui Rinn; Waterford v Galway, Walsh Park; Offaly v Tipperary, O’Connor Park.

Relegation play-offs

Saturday: 1B: Laois v Antrim, O’Moore Park;

Sunday: 1A: Kilkenny v Clare, Nowlan Park.

DUBLIN v LIMERICK

For the second successive year, Limerick have narrowly missed out on promotion from 1B but now get a chance to test themselves against 1A opposition. Dublin, who didn’t reach the quarter-finals last year, finished third in 1A this year. The last Allianz Hurling League clash between the counties was in 2013 when Dublin beat Limerick (1-16 to 1-15) in the 1B final, having lost by 1-21 to 1-15 in the group encounter.

Paths to the quarter-final

DUBLIN (3^rd 1A)

Dublin 2-20 Tipperary 0-14

Dublin 0-25 Kilkenny 3-11

Cork 0-34 Dublin 1-20

Clare 2-22 Dublin 2-20

Dublin 0-26 Galway 2-14

Won 3, Lost 2

Average Score For: 1-22; Average Score Against: 1-20

LIMERICK (2^nd 1B)

Limerick 2-16 Waterford 0-22

Limerick 0-23 Antrim 1-12

Limerick 4-16 Wexford 3-18

Offaly 1-21 Limerick 0-21

Limerick 1-25 Laois 1-19

Won 3, Drew 1, Lost 1

Average Score For: 2-19; Average Score Against: 1-19

TIPPERARY v OFFALY

Tipperary topped 1A after winning four of five games (losing only to Dublin) while Offaly won three of five in 1B to finish fourth behind Waterford, Limerick and Wexford. Tipperary and Offaly last clashed in the 2014 All-Ireland qualifiers when Tipperary won by 5-25 to 1-20 in Portlaoise in a game where Seamus Callanan scored 2-10 for the winners.

Tipperary reached last year’s Allianz Hurling League final, losing to Kilkenny, while Offaly failed to make the quarter-finals.

Paths to the quarter-finals:

TIPPERARY (1^st 1A)

Dublin 2-20 Tipperary 0-14

Tipperary 2-18 Galway 0-20

Tipperary 2-19 Clare 0-20

Tipperary 2-22 Kilkenny 1-13

Tipperary 2-28 Cork 4-21

Won 4; Lost 1

Average Score For: 2-19; Average Score Against: 1-20

OFFALY (4^th 1B)

Offaly 1-24 Laois 0-23

Wexford 2-15 Offaly 0-12

Waterford 2-18 Offaly 1-14

Offaly 1-21 Limerick 0-21

Offaly 2-17 Antrim 0-19

Won 3, Lost 2

Average Score For: 1-18; Average Score Against: 1-19

CORK v WEXFORD

It’s second in 1A v third in 1B as Cork take on Wexford in what will be their first clash since the final round in 1B during last year’s Allianz Hurling League when the Leesiders won by 2-24 to 1-20. Both sides won three and lost two games in their respective groups this year.

Both lost quarter-finals last season. Cork were beaten by Tipperary while Wexford lost to Kilkenny.

Paths to the quarter-final

CORK (2^nd 1A)

Kilkenny 1-22 Cork 2-17

Cork 1-24 Clare 0-17

Cork 0-34 Dublin 1-20

Cork 2-17 Galway 0-20

Tipperary 2-28 Cork 4-21

Won 3, Lost 2

Average Score For: 2-22 Average Score Against: 1-21

WEXFORD (3^rd 1B)

Wexford 1-24 Antrim 2-20

Wexford 2-15 Offaly 0-12

Limerick 4-16 Wexford 3-18

Wexford 5-22 Laois 0-25

Waterford 0-22 Wexford 0-16

Won 3 Lost 2

Average Scorer For: 2-20; Average Score Against: 1-20

GALWAY v WATERFORD

Galway reached the quarter-finals with two wins from five games in 1A and will meet Waterford, the only unbeaten team in Division 1 (they won four and drew one in 1B). Having been relegated at the end of last season, they secured a quick return to 1A last Sunday when finishing top of 1B after a six-point win over Wexford.

Waterford beat Galway by 0-22 to 1-13 in last year’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1A campaign. Waterford did not qualify for last year’s quarter-finals; Galway beat Limerick before losing to Kilkenny in the semi-finals.

Paths to the quarter-final

GALWAY (4^th 1A)

Galway 2-15 Clare 1-17

Tipperary 2-18 Galway 0-20

Galway 0-20 Kilkenny 0-18

Cork 2-17 Galway 0-20

Dublin 0-26 Galway 2-14

Won 2, Lost 3

Average Score For: 1-17; Average Against: 1-19

WATERFORD (1^st 1B)

Limerick 2-16 Waterford 0-22

Waterford 3-21 Laois 0-12

Waterford 2-18 Offaly 1-14

Waterford 4-30 Antrim 0-10

Waterford 0-22 Wexford 0-16

Won 4 Drew 1 Lost 0

Average Score For: 2-22: Average Score Against: 1-13

KILKENNY v CLARE

The All-Ireland champions of the past two years meet to decide which of them drops into 1B. It’s most unusual territory for Kilkenny, who won the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A for the past three years. Clare survived a relegation play-off two years ago, beating Cork by two points after extra-time.

Kilkenny beat Clare by 2-20 to 2-19 in their group game in Nowlan Park last Sunday.

Paths to the relegation play-off

KILKENNY

Kilkenny 1-22 Cork 2-17

Dublin 0-25 Kilkenny 3-11

Galway 0-20 Kilkenny 0-18

Tipperary 2-23 Kilkenny 1-13

Kilkenny 2-20 Clare 2-19

Won 2, L3

Average Score For: 1-18; Average Score Against: 1-22

CLARE

Galway 2-15 Clare 1-17

Cork 1-24 Clare 0-17

Tipperary 2-19 Clare 0-20

Clare 2-22 Dublin 2-20

Kilkenny 2-20 Clare 2-19

Won 1, Lost 4

Average Score For: 1-19; Average Score Against: 2-19

ANTRIM v LAOIS

Laois beat Antrim by 1-18 to 1-14 when they clashed in the 1B group game in Armoy on March 8 and must now battle it out again. Antrim were the only Division 1 team not to win a group game. Next Sunday’s winners will remain in 1B in 2016 while the losers will play the winners of the 2A final (Westmeath or Kerry) to decide who is in 1B/2A next season.

Paths to the relegation play-off

ANTRIM

Wexford 1-24 Antrim 2-20

Limerick 0-23 Antrim 1-12

Laois 1-18 Antrim 1-14

Waterford 4-30 Antrim 0-10

Offaly 2-17 Antrim 0-19

Lost 5

Average Score For: 1-15; Average Score Against: 2-19

LAOIS

Offaly 1-24 Laois 0-23

Waterford 3-21 Laois 0-12

Laois 1-18 Antrim 1-14

Wexford 5-22 Laois 0-25

Limerick 1-25 Laois 1-19

Won 1, Lost 4

Average Score For: 0-20; Average score against: 2-22

ALLIANZ HURLING LEAGUE 2015 RESULTS & FIXURES

DIVISION 1A

Round 1: Kilkenny 1-22 Cork 2-17; Dublin 2-20 Tipperary 0-14; Galway 2-15 Clare 1-17

Round 2: Cork 1-24 Clare 0-17; Dublin 0-25 Kilkenny 3-11; Tipperary 2-18 Galway 0-20.

Round 3: Cork 0-34 Dublin 1-20; Tipperary 2-19 Clare 0-20; Galway 0-20 Kilkenny 0-18.

Round 4: Clare 2-22 Dublin 2-20; Tipperary 2-22 Kilkenny 1-13; Cork 2-17 Galway -20.

Round 5: Tipperary 2-28 Cork 4-21; Dublin 0-26 Galway 2-14; Kilkenny 2-20 Clare 2-19

DIVISION 1B

Round 1: Limerick 2-16 Waterford 0-22; Wexford 1-24 Antrim 2-20; Offaly 1-24 Laois 0-23.

Round 2: Waterford 3-21 Laois 0-12; Wexford 2-15 Offaly 0-12; Limerick 0-23 Antrim 1-12

Round 3: Limerick 4-16 Wexford 3-18; Laois 1-18 Antrim 1-14; Waterford 2-18 Offaly 1-14.

Round 4: Offaly 1-21 Limerick 0-21; Waterford 4-30 Antrim 0-10; Wexford 5-22 Laois 0-25.

Round 5: Offaly 2-17 Antrim 0-19; Limerick 1-25 Laois 1-19; Waterford 0-22 Wexford 0-16.

PLAY-OFFS

March 29: Quarter-finals: Tipperary v Offaly; Cork v Wexford; Dublin v Limerick; Galway v Waterford. Relegation: 1A: Clare v Kilkenny; 1B: Antrim v Laois

April 19: Semi-finals: Tipperary/Offaly v Galway/Waterford; Cork/Wexford v Limerick/Dublin

DIVISION 2A

Round 1: Kerry 0-14 Derry 0-14; Westmeath 2-20 London 1-8; Carlow 3-17 Wicklow 1-6.

Round 2: Kerry 2-20 Wicklow 1-6; Derry 2-15 Westmeath 3-10; Carlow 3-12 London 0-7

Round 3: Carlow 1-15 Derry 1-13; London 3-12 Wicklow 2-12; Westmeath 3-18 Kerry 0-12

Round 4: Derry 1-10 London 1-9; Westmeath 1-22 Wicklow 2-10; Kerry 1-24 Carlow 3-17

Round 5: Kerry 3-17 London 2-10; Wicklow 0-12 Derry 1-8; Westmeath 1-14 Carlow 1-13.

Final: April 4: Kerry v Westmeath

DIVISION 2B

Round 1: Kildare 0-24 Meath 0-14; Down 1-13 Armagh 0-9; Mayo 3-14 Donegal 1-12.

Round 2: Kildare 2-15 Down 1-12; Meath 3-8 Mayo 0-9; Armagh 1-18 Donegal 2-10

Round 3: Kildare 3-23 Armagh 3-14; Meath 2-15 Donegal 1-4; Down 2-20 Mayo 0-15.

Round 4: Kildare 3-20 Mayo 1-14; Down 4-17 Donegal 2-9; Armagh 1-17 Meath 1-15.

Round 5: Kildare 1-19 Donegal 3-11; Armagh 0-23 Mayo 0-10; Meath 2-21 Down 0-16

Final: April 4: Kildare v Meath

DIVISION 3A

Round 1: Fingal 3-13 Fermanagh 1-16; Roscommon 1-21 Louth 1-9; Tyrone 1-13 Monaghan 2-10

Round 2: Louth 4-17 Fermanagh 3-7; Monaghan 0-17 Roscommon 1-10; Tyrone 1-16 Fingal 1-15

Round 3: Tyrone 4-13 Fermanagh 2-8; Roscommon 3-24 Fingal 1-11; Monaghan 2-18 Louth 2-13.

Round 4: Tyrone 1-20 Louth 2-7; Monaghan 0-18 Fingal 2-12; Roscommon 0-16 Fermanagh 0-6.

Round 5: Monaghan 3-13 Fermanagh 0-12; Fingal 2-17 Louth 3-14; Tyrone 1-14 Roscommon 1-13.

Final: April 4: Tyrone v Monaghan

DIVISION 3B

Round 1: Longford 1-17 Leitrim 0-10; Warwickshire 5-14 Sligo 0-14

Round 2: Longford 2-16 Warwickshire 2-11; March 15: Leitrim 1-15 Sligo 2-10.

Round 3: March 28: Longford v Sligo; Warwickshire 3-18 Leitrim 4-14;

Final: April 4: Longford v Warwickshire