The expected fireworks between Limerick and Waterford failed to materialise last Sunday and instead we witnessed one of the lowest scoring (and wettest) Munster Hurling Championship matches of recent times. The final score was Limerick 1-8 Waterford 0-11 with Limerick mustering 3 points in the first half and the Deise only 2 in the second. ’tis hard to believe that the same two teams served up a 7 goal thriller less than 2 years ago. Anyway they get to redeem themselves this Saturday at 5pm again in Semple Stadium. The game is not being shown live on RTE but those with decent broadband connections on the Island of Ireland can stream the game via RTE.ie GAA media player doohickey. I haven’t used this yet so I can vouch for its quality. I’ll give it a whirl on Saturday and let you know how I got on.
The pairing for the Christy Ring Cup final is Down v Carlow. The Scallion Eaters overcame Kerry in the replayed semi-final at the weekend.
The Nicky Rackard Cup is at the quarter-final stage:
- Armagh v Roscommon
- Fingal v Louth
The draw for the semi-finals has also been made:
- Meath v Winners 1
- London v Winners 2
The Lory Meagher Cup is also at the q/f stage:
- Tyrone v Leitrim
- Fermanagh v Donegal
The semi-final draw is:
- Longford v Winners 1
- South Down v Winners 2
Antrim may be out of the Leinster Championship but they will play Down in the Ulster Hurling Championship final. Down defeated Derry in the semi-final at the weekend. Down could be crowned Christy Ring Cup champions and Ulster Hurling champions in the same year.
The Limerick v Waterford match had 5 newcomers:
Limerick (4)
Waterford (1)
This brings to 32 the number of hurlers who have made their championships debuts so far this year.