AIB All-Ireland Club Hurling Semi-Final: Slaughtneil v Ballygunner, Slaughtneil overcome Ballycran to retain Ulster title, Ballyhale defeat Slaughtneil in semi-final epic, Na Pairsaigh end Slaughtneil's All-Ireland hopes. The 2020 fixtures were announced in October 2019. Laois returned to the Leinster Championship for the first time since 2017, replacing Carlow who were relegated in 2019. Kilkenny also face Cork at Croke Park on Sunday for their semi-final as the race for the Liam MacCarthy hots up. There will be. But they'll also know that any sort of repeat of that second-half display against Dublin, or the first 50 minutes against Galway and their wait to reclaim Liam will go on. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. [18], The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 13 December the night of the final. Brian Concannon started on the bench that day but would be expected to start if fully fit. It began with a 123 to 19 win against Westmeath in their opening game of the 2006 championship and finished with a 322 to 019 win against Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final of the 2010 championship. We use SoundCloud to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. But the eastern province is now undoubtedly the weaker one, with Wexford's loss to Clare the latest All-Ireland quarter-final turnover to be suffered by one of the traditional challengers to the Cats' hold on the Bob O'Keefe Cup. Dublin , Ireland - 28 November 2020; Jake Dillon of Waterford watches on from the stand after being substituted during the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final match between. 19: 19 years separate Conal Keaneys first SHC appearance for Dublin May 2001 v Laois and last, November 2020 v Cork. Get the latest news from the world of sport along with the best opinion from our outstanding team of sport writers, direct to your inbox every Friday. Be the first to read breaking news, the best sports coverage & top entertainment stories. "Killian Doyle actually, his mother is a Tipperary woman, he played against Tipperary in the National Hurling League two weeks ago. Both games will also be live on Sky Sports Arena. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, the competition was delayed before beginning on 24 October 2020 and ending on 13 December 2020.[3][4]. Indeed, only four times in the last 13 seasons has the Munster champion gone on to compete in the All-Ireland final. The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship has just two teams remaining and the countdown is on to the final at Croke Park. Limerick, Clare and Galway (3 each), Tipperary, Waterford, and Dublin (1 each) have also enjoyed the treble-10. Live commentary of both games on Saturday Sport and Sunday Sport on RT Radio 1. Kilkenny hit some poor ones too, but overall their more direct brand of hurling was paying much more dividend. Israelis step up protests over governments legal overhaul, DJ and radio broadcaster jailed for harassing Kerry garda and Clare hotelier, 'We'll be out in force' - Munster alter plans to pay respects to Tom Tierney. The Derry men go into Sunday's game at Parnell Park seeking a first appearance in an All-Ireland final. RT.ie is the website of Raidi Teilifs ireann, Ireland's National Public Service Media. Galway made a couple of tactical tweaks at the outset of the second period with Joseph Cooney moving from defence to attack. The 2020 fixtures were announced in October 2019. The two teams given byes play the round one winners in round two. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Please review their details and accept them to load the content. . The poor record of Munster champions at All-Ireland level is well known at this stage, with the double being completed just once in the last decade. The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. "We believe we're a better team that we were then, we're better equipped for what's ahead of us - we obviously have a plan in place. Slaughtneil captain Cormac O'Doherty says the Ulster champions will face a "phenomenal" Ballygunner side in the All-Ireland club hurling semi-final. Cork have won seven of their last 25 league and championship matches against Kilkenny. Justin McCarthy became the first manager to reach the All-Ireland semi-finals with three different teams: Cork (1975, . One All-Ireland, two Allianz League titles, and two Munster Cups - no team has a better record. Dublin stood off them in the first-half of provincial semi-final, and the Metropolitans paid the price, trailing by 15 points at the break. [5][6] Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions and were attempting to retain the title for the first time since 1965. RT.ie is the website of Raidi Teilifs ireann, Ireland's National Public Service Media. Last updated on 21 January 202221 January 2022.From the section Gaelic Games. All-Ireland SHC semi-final Waterford v Kilkenny result and recap from All-Ireland semi-final. Irish trio Amy Broadhurst, Kellie Harrington and Christina Desmond have all win gold at the 74th Strandja Memorial Tournament in Bulgaria. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. Waterford and Limerick will face off in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final at Croke Park. They were so good it was hard to credit that this was the same team that struggled to find any sort of flow in the first half. Cormac O'Doherty says Slaughtneil will face a huge challenge against Ballygunner in Sunday's All-Ireland club hurling semi-final. Kilkenny v Waterford, Croke Park, 6pm, All-Ireland SHC semi-final Then against Galway the consensus isthat the westerners were the better team for large swathes of the tussle, but two quick goals, including a real redemption moment for Richie Hogan, knocked the stuffing out of the them. Ireland remain on track for a Grand Slam despite a patchy and unconvincing performance in a 34-20 win over Italy in Rome. The opening period illustrated Limericks patience and purpose as John Kielys team absorbed a defiant Galway start to seize the initiative. Joe Canning of Galway scores a point from a sideline cut in the 33rd minute, during the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final match between Limerick and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin. Newcastle, Castletroy, A powerful Limerick outfit converted 0-15 from 24 shots, Galway were efficient mining 0-13 from 18 attempts. Kilkenny also face Cork at. But Limerick or Galway have been many people's "best team in the country" for the last few seasons. And now, their decision making was far better than it had been in the first half. Waterford summoned one of the great championship comebacks in the second half as they turned what had at one stage been a nine-point deficit into a four point victory. Time and again Waterford players chose to put their head down and run with the ball instead of getting it up and finding a team-mate with a pass. Fagan scored two points himself in the second-half as did substitute Neil Montgomery and both men typified the industry and ambition of Waterfords approach. Live coverage of both All-Ireland semi-finals on RT2 and RT Player. They've only lost one game in the summer so far, although it was the Leinster final against Kilkenny. That was the 1997 semi-final, en route to a second All-Ireland in three years, but they have failed to win in five meetings since, including a quarter-final draw in 2004. In that second half Waterford exemplified everything good about the game of hurling raw courage, abrasive physicality, sumptuous skill, and some audacious scores. The Cats, it would be fair to say, are something of an enigma this season. If you did decide to change channels, boy did you make a mistake. Galway, after going close in 2012 and 2015, finally reached the promised land in 2017. Mein Nisinta Seirbhse Poibl na hireann, Full-back line pivotal if Galway are to shock Limerick. 2 & 30 x 20: Limericks posting of 30 points (white flags) was just the second such avalanche in All-Ireland final history, equalling Kilkennys tally, also v Waterford in 2008. Limerick, V94 NW83, Caislean Nua, Caladh an Treoigh, Kilkenny introduced heavy duty subs like Colin Fennelly and Walter Walsh to try to turn the game around, but it was only TJ Reids superb free-taking that was keeping them in the game. Waterford's Stephen Bennett was the championship's top scorer with 1-54. Another sub, Niall Brassil, had a sniff of a goal chance on 57 minutes that might have made things interesting, but thereafter it was Waterford who put their foot on the accelerator again. By clicking on 'Sign Up' you will be the first to know about our latest and best sporting content on this browser. Read about our approach to external linking. 46 & 20 & 3-34: Graeme Mulcahy, Limericks longest-serving player he made his debut in 2009 brought his SHC appearances to 46 in the All-Ireland final when he was replaced for the 20th time. GALWAY: Eanna Murphy; Sean Loftus, Daith Burke, Aidan Harte; Shane Cooney, Gearoid McInerney, Joseph Cooney; Padraic Mannion; Johnny Coen; David Burke, Cathal Mannion, Joe Canning; Conor Whelan, Conor Cooney, Brian Concannon. 1990s: 2 each for Cork (1990, 99); Kilkenny (1992, 93); 2000s: 7 for Kilkenny (2000, 02, 03, 06, 07, 08, 09), Tipperary (1887, 1906, 1908, 1916, 1925, 1930, 1937, 1945, 1958, 1971, 1989, 1991, 2001, 2010, 2016, 2019), Dublin (1889, 1917, 1920, 1924, 1927, 1938), Cork (1890, 1919, 1926, 1931, 1946, 1966, 1970, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1999), Limerick (1897, 1918, 1921, 1934, 1936, 1940, 1973, 2018), Kilkenny (1907, 1909, 1922, 1935, 1939, 1947, 1957, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1979, 2000). The format reverted to knockout provincial championships, along with qualifiers, similar to the 2017 format. All-Ireland SHC semi-final Kilkenny v Cork, Croke Park, 3.30pm Unfortunately Canning, who decorated the match remarkably scoring four sideline cuts, was forced off injured in the closing stages. . Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. They couldn't hold on against Wexford, but it ended up mattering little as the point gained on the first day was ultimately enough to see them into the provincial decider. Leading up to the game, University of Galway manager David Huban has been talking to Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly. The 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 133rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament, since its establishment in 1887. Slaughtneil's dual star Shane McGuigan also insists the hurling ability of the Ulster kingpins shouldn't be underestimated. The most one sided All-Ireland semi-finals: The most one sided All-Ireland quarter-finals: Longest gaps between successive All-Ireland titles: Longest gaps between successive All-Ireland final appearances: Only on six occasions has the All-Ireland final involved two teams from the same province: The province providing the highest number of different winning teams is. A Dessie Hutchinson point sandwiched by two from Montgomery meant Waterford led by 1-21 by 2-15 at the second-half water-break, which seemed to briefly stall their momentum when it came. All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (Liam Mccarthy Cup) 2020 26-06-2020 5:20pm #1 PTH2009 Registered Users Posts: 34,185 Join Date: July 2009 Posts: 33378 Knock-out Hurling Championships Leinster & Munster 1 x Provincial Quarter Final, 2 x Semi Finals, Provincial Finals (Draw specifics to be confirmed by the Provinces) Qualifiers: RD1 DRAW 78 & 18: The Joe McDonagh Cup final was the 78th time Antrims flagship hurlers experienced championship action in Croke Park (including six as Jones Road) while their victory over Kerry was the 18th enjoyed by the Northern county on the field of dreams. Pic: Ein Noonan/Sportsfile. Towards the end of the game you could have powered a good portion of the national grid with the energy the Waterford players bristled with, and their animated manager Liam Cahill would have supplied the rest. Initially, the 2020 All-Ireland hurling championship format was to feature five-team groups in both Leinster and Munster and the two Joe McDonagh Cup finalists in the format introduced in 2018 for an initial three-year period. Last updated on 6 August 20216 August 2021.From the section Gaelic Games. Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter says his side are probably out of Irish Premiership title contention and leaders Larne are "in the box seat". Again, a strong finish, and the ability to up it in the closing stages, was crucial in making sure Bob O'Keefe was staying in Leinster. They hit nine first half wides, many of them of the very bad variety. The simplistic answer is that Waterford dominated possession and everything flowed from there. "I suppose it's really hit home just how big the challenge we face - they're a phenomenal team.". 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