"Killian Doyle actually, his mother is a Tipperary woman, he played against Tipperary in the National Hurling League two weeks ago. Kilkenny for their part come into this game having righted one of the wrongs of 2019. Live commentary of both games on Saturday Sport and Sunday Sport on RT Radio 1. It will be a third senior championship meeting in nine months for Limerick and Waterford. 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. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile. #GAA #GAABelong, All-Ireland SHC semi-final: Kilkenny floored by Waterford comeback, Report By John Harrington at Croke Park for GAA.ie, Quite a few neutrals and maybe even a pessimistic Waterford supporter or two might not have bothered to tune in for the second half of this All-Ireland Hurling semi-final. 132: Both Joe Canning and Patrick Horgan brought their points tally from play (white flags) to 132 during the 2020 championship, one shy of the record which is jointly held by Kilkenny duo Henry Shefflin and Eddie Keher both in the clubhouse on 133. "We know we can't just bring it down to a dogfight. RT 2023. Concannon guided Galway four in front when the action recommenced, but then Limerick reeled off five without reply. The venue is Cusack Park with a throw-in time of 7.30pm for a match that must produce a winner on the day. [1][2] Games were initially scheduled to begin on 9 May 2020. Leo McGough looks through the record books after a year when Joe Canning extended his championship record for sideline cuts, Crunching the hurling numbers: 20 stats from 2020, Evans: McStay's Rossie reign should 'still sit very well', 'What do you want, a hug and a kiss?' After that, teams are shaded green, blue, purple and grey in descending order of performance. In terms of potential injury worries, Gearid McInerney was being monitored this week having taken a blow to the knee in the quarter-final win over Cork. Unfortunately Canning, who decorated the match remarkably scoring four sideline cuts, was forced off injured in the closing stages. Limerick saw off Clare and All-Ireland champions Tipperary before beating Waterford in a tightly contested Munster final last month by a scoreline of 0-25 to 0-21. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Since 1997, several beaten teams from the provincial championships play together in the All-Ireland qualifier series. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. While Waterford were seen at the start of the campaign as the biggest threat to Limerick's three-in-a-row bid, Clare have now taken up that mantle, and if they can perform like they did in the last ten minutes against Wexford they will be hard to stop on Saturday evening. A detailed forecast can be found on met.ie. The winners of round two compete in the two All-Ireland quarter-finals against the beaten Leinster and Munster finalists. Antrim take on Kildare in an intermediate camogie championship match that could see the winners head into the All-Ireland quarter-finals. This is always asking for trouble against a team as adept at swarm tackling and tenacious tracking as Kilkenny, and the sight of a Waterford runner being dispossessed became a familiar one as the first half wore on. WATERFORD: Stephen OKeeffe; Ian Kenny, Conor Prunty, Shane McNulty; Calum Lyons, Tadhg De Brca, Kevin Moran; Jamie Barron, Jake Dillon; Jack Fagan, Kieran Bennett, Stephen Bennett; Dessie Hutchinson, Austin Gleeson, Jack Prendergast There will be. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. Pic: Ein Noonan/Sportsfile. "They set up to stop Cork's running game and they succeeded to a point, albeit Cork had goal chances. And when Waterford did manage to engineer good scoring chances, they just werent clinical enough. The lineup for the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals has been confirmed after Clare secured a comeback win over Wexford. 3 & 13: In a physical game that was sprinkled with sub plots, Galway were determined until the bitter end, but Limerick still fended off the Tribe challenge. RT.ie is the website of Raidi Teilifs ireann, Ireland's National Public Service Media. Scorers for Waterford: Stephen Bennett 1-10 (6f), Austin Gleeson 0-4, Darragh Lyons 1-0, Dessie Hutchinson 0-2, Calum Lyons 0-2, Jack Prendergast 0-2, Neil Montgomery 0-2, Tadhg De Brca 0-1, Shane McNulty 0-1, Jamie Barron 0-1, Jack Fagan 0-1, Iarlaith Daly 0-1. Henry Shefflin has made a solid start to his time in charge in the west, taking Galway into the last four for the sixth time in eight seasons. Liam Cahill has turned Waterford into serious contenders in his first season in charge, having seen off Cork before losing to the Treaty County in the provincial decider. Fagan pointed after another superb fetch, and then substitute Darragh Lyons tore through the Kilkenny defence and finished emphatically for Waterfords second goal of the match. We use SoundCloud to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Live blogs on RTE.ie/sport and the RT News app, video highlightson social media. Mind you it was often a case of making way after job done as the Kilmallock clubmans tally for the games he was taken off is a healthy 3-34. Their All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Kilkenny last year saw them give the Cats a nine-point head start after 15 minutes, but they very nearly forced extra-time. Kilkenny also face Cork at Croke Park on Sunday for their semi-final as the race for the Liam MacCarthy hots up. Liam Cahill is doing something special with this Waterford team, and its easy to believe anything is possible now after a second half like that. The 30-point barrier has now been broken 20 times in the SHC with Kilkenny (4) and Cork (4) leading the way. While the Derry camogs have already secured a place in the intermediate quarter-finals, they will be aiming for a win against Tipperary on Saturday that may take them straight to the last four. 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. Live coverage of both All-Ireland semi-finals on RT2 and RT Player. New York fielded a team in an expanded All-Ireland Championship in 1996. The introduction of the qualifier system in 1997 has resulted in seven 'back-door' All-Ireland champions: On a number of occasions teams have been defeated twice but have remained in the championship: Only one county has appeared in the final once, being victorious on that occasion: When a county won its first All Ireland before losing a final at a later time. Clare are the team to ask the most questions of John Kiely's men but they've come up with most of the answers. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile. Cian Lynch of Limerick in action against Padraic Mannion of Galway during the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final match between Limerick and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin. 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. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games . But 2020 is different. It was Bennett who had the last say of the half too, his converted free leaving Waterford trailing by 2-11 to 0-10 at the break. Curiously Galway concluded the contest with five sideline cuts scored, but Limericks durable forward unit were effective. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. On the opposite end of the scale, only one county has appeared in the final more than once, losing on each occasion: Although not an officially recognised achievement, a number of teams have achieved the distinction of winning the All-Ireland championship, their provincial championship and the National Hurling League: Only 6 teams of the 13 who have won the All-Ireland championship have ever successfully defended the title. The draws for the Munster and Leinster Senior Hurling Championships took place live on RT's Six One news on Friday 26 June. "I suppose it's really hit home just how big the challenge we face - they're a phenomenal team.". Follow the All-Ireland Hurling Championship semi-finals this weekend, Kilkenny v Clare (5.30pm on Saturday) and Limerick v Galway (3.30pm on Sunday), via our live blog on rte.ie/sport or on the RT News app. Wet weather is due to clear Dublin on Saturday morning. [3] London returned to the All-Ireland Championship on a number of occasions between 1969 and 1996. Subs: Adrian Tuohey for C Mannion (24), Fintan Burke for D Burke (HT), Jason Flynn for C Cooney (45), Sean Linnane for S Cooney (52), Evan Niland for Canning (69). The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship has just two teams remaining and the countdown is on to the final at Croke Park. 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. Slaughtneil's dual star Shane McGuigan also insists the hurling ability of the Ulster kingpins shouldn't be underestimated. "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. 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 (draw), 2012 (replay), 2014 (draw), 2014 (replay), 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 (draw), 2012 (replay), 2014 (draw), 2014 (replay), 2015, 2016. Justin McCarthy became the first manager to reach the All-Ireland semi-finals with three different teams: Cork (1975, . Ultimately, Limerick did just enough to earn a passage into a second All Ireland decider in three years. The two Joe McDonagh Cup finalists did not compete in the senior championship. The 2020 fixtures were announced in October 2019. Stay up to date and follow Munster GAA on our social networks: To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Brian Cody will be well aware of the talk of the winner of the other semi being the favourite for the final, and this is way he would want it to be heading into this critical phase of the championship. The Leinster champions, particularly when it's Kilkenny, would always feel that they have the match of whatever Munster can throw at them, and the Cats will feel, with some justification, that they're favourites for this game. Q&A: Who is Constance Marten and why are UK police so concerned for her baby's welfare? All the talk coming into 2020 was of Tipperary trying to do back-to-back titles fo the first time since the mid-1960s. Waterford and Limerick will face off in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final at Croke Park. 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. The weather is looking decent for the last weekend of November, with dry conditions, and an isolated chance of a shower. John Kiely's side then beat Leinster runners-up Galway in the semi-final to reach their second final in three seasons. 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. Conor Prunty failed to catch a high ball above Richie Hogan and that master assassin, TJ Reid, showed great anticipation to race onto the ball without breaking stride before smashing it to the back of the net to put his team 2-7 to 0-5 ahead. Listen to the RT GAA Podcast at Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. 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. The Ballyduff clubman, who made his debut in 2006, is now just two behind Todd Nolan of Crotta ONeills, who between 1966 and 1986 played 46 championship games for Kerry. All-Ireland SHC semi-final Limerick v Waterford, Croke Park, 5pm. Kilkenny's semi-final record under Brian Cody is exceptional, with 16 wins, and a draw, from 21 games. The opportunity was created by Jack Fagan who plucked a ball from the sky and would continue repeating this trick throughout the second half to give Waterford an invaluable beachhead in the Kilkenny half of the field. It's a group of players that just want to better themselves, and we're slowly getting there but we have to take the next step. The 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final takes place on Sunday, December 13. pic.twitter.com/EFDCzsa6w1. 7, 4: Gearoid Hegartys 0-7 from play, though not an All-Ireland white flag record thats held by Seamie Callanans nine for Tipp in 2016 was some performance of accurate shooting from the St Patricks clubman, who obviously is equally adept at finding greens as he is goalposts: his golf handicap just 4! 23 & 17 & 1: Patrick Curran has made 23 championship appearances for Waterford, 17 as a sub, including all five games this year which leap-frogged the Dungravan clubman ahead of Tallows Paul OBrien (15) on the Dise super-sub chart. November 14th/15th and 21st/22nd: Provincial finals. "In most of their games this year they've been the far, far better team in all aspects," said O'Doherty. Prior to 1997, counties played in separate provincial championships, with only four provincial champions coming together in the All-Ireland semi-finals, and it is difficult to directly compare results across counties. Slaughtneil have won four of the last five Ulster championships with a 1-14 to 0-10 win over Ballycran last month ensuring another shot at a place in the All-Ireland decider. All-Ireland Senior Football and Hurling Championships. Much has been made about the distance counties have fallen in Leinster football, but, in terms of an impact at All-Ireland level, the same is absolutely true of the small ball game. You have accepted push notifications for this content. Brian Lohan's side looked in trouble midway through the second half at Semple Stadium, but rallied in some style in the last 10 minutes to seal a semi-final place with a 1-24 to 3-14 win. [13][14]. Highlights on The Sunday Game (9.30pm RT2). The championship ran from 29 October 2022 to 14 January 2023. Mein Nisinta Seirbhse Poibl na hireann, Full-back line pivotal if Galway are to shock Limerick. of Appearances . Live tracker on Saturday and Sunday on RT Sport Online and RT News Now app. "Daith Burke and Gearid McInerney, if they can get a big spin out of those two down the spine of that defence, and if they're knocking Limerick lads coming out with the ball, and they can keep doing it for 73 or 74 minutes [they have a chance].". Kilkenny side Ballyhale, who beat Slaughtneil at the semi-final stage in 2020, take on Galway outfit St Thomas in the other last-four encounter. 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