Senior hurlers set for quarter-final duel

All twelve counties in Division 1 of the Hurling League will be in action this weekend, with eight trying to reach the semi-finals and four attempting to avoid relegations. There’s also a Division 2B relegation clash on the busy schedule.

The line-up is as follows:

Saturday

Hurling League Div 1 quarter-final: Dublin v Limerick, Parnell Park, 7.0; 1B relegation play-off: Kerry v Laois, Tralee, 5.0; 2B relegation play-off: Wicklow v Donegal, Newry, 2.30.

Sunday

Hurling League Div 1 quarter-finals: Wexford v Waterford, Innovate Wexford Park, 3.30; Kilkenny v Offaly, Nowlan Park, 3.45; Clare v Tipperary, Ennis, 3.45; 1A relegation play-off: Galway v Cork, Pearse Stadium, 3.45

HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION 1: DUBLIN v LIMERICK

Dublin finished third in 1A while Limerick were runners-up in 1B. Dublin and Limerick meet for the second successive year in the quarter-finals, with Limerick having won by 1-25 to 0-16 last year. Dublin beat Limerick (1-17 to 1-16) in last year’s All-Ireland qualifiers. Dublin won three of five games in 1A while Limerick won four of five in 1B, losing only to Clare in the final round.

HOW THEY GOT HERE

DUBLIN

Tipperary 1-23 Dublin 0-12

Dublin 1-17 Galway 0-13

Dublin 4-21 Cork 2-17

Dublin 0-19 Waterford 0-14

Kilkenny 0-23 Dublin 1-14

LIMERICK

Limerick 2-23 Wexford 0-15

Limerick 1-19 Kerry 1-15

Limerick 1-19 Offaly 0-14

Limerick 6-29 Laois 1-12

Clare 1-19 Limerick 0-18

HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION 1: KILKENNY v OFFALY

Kilkenny topped Division 1A of the Allianz Hurling League, winning four and losing only once – their opening game against Waterford in Walsh Park in mid-February. Offaly finished fourth in 1B, winning two and losing three games. This will be the first competitive clash between the counties since the 2014 Leinster quarter-final, which Kilkenny won by 5-32 to 1-18 in Nowlan Park.

HOW THEY GOT HERE

KILKENNY

Waterford 0-14 Kilkenny 0-10

Kilkenny 2-17 Tipperary 0-18

Kilkenny 0-21 Galway 1-14

Kilkenny 2-23 Cork 2-22

Kilkenny 0-23 Dublin 1-14

OFFALY

Clare 2-21 Offaly 0-15

Offaly 1-17 Laois 0-15

Limerick 1-19 Offaly 0-14.

Offaly 2-21 Wexford 3-11

Kerry 2-18 Offaly 2-17

HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION 1: WEXFORD v WATERFORD

Waterford finished second in 1A while Wexford were third in 1B. The counties met in the final round of 1B games last year when Waterford won by six points (0-22 to 0-16). Waterford won three, drew one and lost one of five games in 1A while Wexford won two and lost three in 1B.

HOW THEY GOT HERE

WEXFORD

Limerick 2-23 Wexford 0-15

Clare 0-18 Wexford 1-11

Wexford 2-25 Kerry 0-8

Offaly 2-21 Wexford 3-11

Wexford 0-22 Laois 0-21

WATERFORD

Waterford 0-14 Kilkenny 0-10

Waterford 0-20 Cork 1-14

Waterford 1-18 Tipperary 1-17

Dublin 0-19 Waterford 0-14

Waterford 0-24 Galway 1-21

HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION 1: CLARE v TIPPERARY

Tipperary finished fourth in 1A while Clare topped 1B after winning all five games. The sides clashed in last year’s Allianz Hurling League, when Tipperary won by 2-19 to 0-20.

HOW THEY GOT HERE

TIPPERARY

Tipperary 1-23 Dublin 0-12

Kilkenny 2-17 Tipperary 0-18

Waterford 1-18 Tipperary 1-17

Galway 2-19 Tipperary 1-22

Tipperary 2-27 Cork 2-15

CLARE

Clare 2-21 Offaly 0-15

Clare 0-18 Wexford 1-11

Clare 1-21 Laois 0-16

Clare 2-28 Kerry 1-9

Clare 1-19 Limerick 0-18

HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION 1: GALWAY v CORK

Galway won one, drew two and lost two of five games while Cork lost all five games. The Galway v Cork clash in the first round produced a 1-27 to 1-21 for the Tribesmen, with Joe Canning (0-9), Niall Burke (1-2) and Davy Glennon (0-4) scoring 1-15 between them. Patrick Horgan was Cork’s top scorer on 0-9. Galway also beat Cork in last year’s championship by 2-28 to 0-22 while Cork won the Allianz League clash between the counties last year by 2-17 to 0-20.

HOW THEY GOT HERE

GALWAY

Galway 1-27 Cork 1-21

Dublin 1-17 Galway 0-13

Kilkenny 0-21 Galway 1-14

Galway 2-19 Tipperary1-22

Waterford 0-24 Galway 1-21

CORK

Galway 1-27 Cork 1-21

Waterford 0-20 Cork 1-14

Dublin 4-21 Cork 2-17

Kilkenny 2-23 Cork 2-22

Tipperary 2-27 Cork 2-15

HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION 1: KERRY v LAOIS

The winners will play Westmeath to decide who plays in 1B and 2A next year. Laois survived in 1B last year, beating Antrim in a relegation play-off, while Kerry were promoted from 2A.

Laois and Kerry met in the first round of this year’s Allianz Hurling League when the Kingdom won by 1-23 to 2-14 in Portlaoise. Kerry led by 1-11 to 1-10 at half-time before stepping up a gear in the second half to run out comfortable winners. Kerry also beat Offaly while Laois lost all five games.

HOW THEY GOT HERE

KERRY

Kerry 1-24 Laois 2-14

Limerick 1-19 Kerry 1-15

Wexford 2-25 Kerry 0-8

Clare 2-28 Kerry 1-9

Kerry 2-18 Offaly 2-17

LAOIS

Kerry 1-24 Laois 2-14

Offaly 1-17 Laois 0-15

Clare 1-21 Laois 0-16

Limerick 6-29 Laois 1-12

Wexford 0-22 Laois 0-21

HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION 2B: DONEGAL V WICKLOW

Wicklow won two games while Donegal lost all five in 2B. The sides clashed in Round 5 on March 21 when Wicklow won by 2-27 to 0-17.

HOW THEY GOT HERE

DONEGAL

Mayo 1-14 Donegal 0-13

Armagh 2-14 Donegal 1-8

Meath 2-35 Donegal 0-9

Down 3-22 Donegal 0-14

Wicklow 2-27 Donegal 0-17

WICKLOW

Meath 0-22 Wicklow 0-13

Down 4-12 Wicklow 0-11

Armagh 2-17 Wicklow 2-15

Wicklow 2-14 Mayo 0-13

Wicklow 2-27 Donegal 0-17

HURLING LEAGUE RESULTS

DIVISION 1A

Round 1: Galway 1-27 Cork 1-21; Tipperary 1-23 Dublin 0-12; Waterford 0-14 Kilkenny 0-10.

Round 2: Dublin 1-17 Galway 0-13; Kilkenny 2-17 Tipperary 0-18; Waterford 0-20 Cork 1-14

Round 3: Dublin 4-21 Cork 2-17; Kilkenny 0-21 Galway 1-14; Waterford 1-18 Tipperary 1-17

Round 4: Kilkenny 2-23 Cork 2-22; Galway 2-19 Tipperary1-22; Dublin 0-19 Waterford 0-14

Round 5: Kilkenny 0-23 Dublin 1-14; Tipperary 2-27 Cork 2-15; Waterford 0-24 Galway 1-21

DIVISION 1B

Round 1: Clare 2-21 Offaly 0-15; Limerick 2-23 Wexford 0-15; Kerry 1-24 Laois 2-14

Round 2: Limerick 1-19 Kerry 1-15; Offaly 1-17 Laois 0-15; Clare 0-18 Wexford 1-11

Round 3: Clare 1-21 Laois 0-16 Wexford 2-25 Kerry 0-8; Limerick 1-19 Offaly 0-14.

Round 4: Limerick 6-29 Laois 1-12; Offaly 2-21 Wexford 3-11; Clare 2-28 Kerry 1-9.

Round 5: Clare 1-19 Limerick 0-18; Wexford 0-22 Laois 0-21; Kerry 2-18 Offaly 2-17

DIVISION 2A

Round 1: Antrim 1-21 Derry 2-12; Westmeath 2-16 London 0-13; Carlow 2-13 Kildare 0-14

Round 2: Antrim 3-25 Kildare 3-13; London 5-16 Carlow 1-11; Westmeath 2-11 Derry 0-13

Round 3:London 1-11 Kildare 0-14; Carlow 2-25 Derry 0-9; Westmeath 2-11 Antrim 0-10

Round 4: Westmeath 0-21 Kildare 0-10; London 0-16 Derry 0-13; Carlow 1-17 Antrim 1-11

Round 5: Carlow 0-20 Westmeath 1-15; Kildare 2-18 Derry 1-16; London 1-21 Antrim 1-19

Final: Westmeath 0-10 Carlow 0-8

DIVISION 2B

Round 1: Down 2-16 Armagh 2-14; Mayo 1-14 Donegal 0-13; Meath 0-22 Wicklow 0-13.

Round 2: Armagh 2-14 Donegal 1-8; Down 4-12 Wicklow 0-11; Mayo 0-19 Meath 2-9.

Round 3: Armagh 2-17 Wicklow 2-15; Mayo 0-20 Down 0-16; Meath 2-35 Donegal 0-9.

Round 4: Armagh 0-26 Meath 1-10; Wicklow 2-14 Mayo 0-13; Down 3-22 Donegal 0-14.

Round 5: Armagh 1-17 Mayo 1-10; Down 2-17 Meath 1-14; Wicklow 2-27 Donegal 0-17

Final: Armagh 0-20 Down 1-15

DIVISION 3A

Fingal 4-18 Warwickshire 1-6; Roscommon 1-16 Louth 1-14; Tyrone 2-18 Monaghan 2-13.

Louth 2-11 Warwickshire 2-10; Roscommon 1-12 Monaghan 0-10; Fingal 4-10 Tyrone 1-17

Tyrone 0-17 Warwickshire 1-12; Monaghan 2-19 Louth 1-12; Roscommon 1-14 Fingal 0-16.

Roscommon 1-21 Warwickshire 3-12; Monaghan 3-14 Fingal 1-18; Louth 2-19 Tyrone 2-16.

Louth 5-12 Fingal 2-8; Monaghan 2-13 Warwickshire 2-6; Roscommon 4-13 Tyrone 1-14

Final: Roscommon 4-15 Monaghan 0-7

DIVISION 3B

Sligo 1-14 Fermanagh 1-9; Longford 3-12 Leitrim 0-13.

Fermanagh 3-17 Longford 3-13; Leitrim 3-15 Sligo 2-13.

Fermanagh 2-16 Leitrim 1-11; Longford 5-21 Sligo 5-13

Final: Fermanagh 2-13 Longford 3-8