REIGNING CHAMPIONS CORK will open their defence of the All-Ireland senior camogie crown next summer with a clash against Wexford while beaten finalists Kilkenny will take on Limerick in their opening encounter.
Cork saw off 2016 champions Kilkenny in Croke Park last September thanks to Julia White’s match-winning score.
The group fixtures for the 2018 championship have been released today with the opening round of ties slated for the weekend of 9/10 June.
In Group 1 Kilkenny will start out against Limerick while Galway will meet Clare. In the last round of fixtures in this group Kilkenny will face off against this year’s semi-finalists Galway.
Cork will operate in Group 2 where this year’s semi-finalists Dublin take on Offaly and the 2017 intermediate champions meet Tipperary.
The intermediate championship begins on the weekend of 16/17 June while the premier junior championship starts out on the weekend of 14/15 July.
The fixtures in full are:
Senior Championship
Group 1 - Clare, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick, Waterford.
Group 2 - Cork, Dublin, Meath, Offaly, Tipperary, Wexford.
* Games to be played on Saturday/Sunday
- Playoffs: 28/29 July
- Quarter-final: 6 August
- Quarter-final replay: 12/13 August
- Semi-final: Sat 18th August
- Semi-final replay: 25/26 August
- Final: 9 September
- Final replay: 23 September
9/10 June - Round 1
Group 1
Galway v Clare
Limerick v Kilkenny
Group 2
Dublin v Offaly
Tipperary v Meath
Cork v Wexford
16/17 June – Round 2
Group 1
Galway v Waterford
Clare v Limerick
23/24 June - Round 3
Group 2
Cork v Dublin
Offaly v Meath
Wexford v Tipperary
30 June/1 July – Round 4
Group 1
Waterford v Kilkenny
Limerick v Galway
7/8 July – Round 5
Group 2
Meath v Dublin
Tipperary v Cork
Offaly v Wexford
14/15 July - Round 6
Group 1
Kilkenny v Clare
Waterford v Limerick
Group 2
Wexford v Dublin
Meath v Cork
Tipperary v Offaly
21/22 July – Round 7
Group 1
Kilkenny v Galway
Clare v Waterford
Group 2
Cork v Offaly
Wexford v Meath
Dublin v Tipperary
Intermediate Championship
Group 1 – Carlow, Cork, Derry, Down, Laois, Wexford
Group 2 – Antrim, Kildare, Kilkenny, Galway, Tipperary Westmeath
* Games to be played on Saturday/Sunday
- Playoffs: 11/12 August
- Semi-final: 18 August
- Semi-final replay: 25/26 August
- Final: 9 September
- Final replay: 23 September
16/17 June – Round 1
Group 1
Cork v Carlow
Down v Derry
Wexford v Laois
Group 2
Kilkenny v Antrim
Westmeath v Kildare
Galway v Tipperary
23/24 June - Round 2
Group 1
Carlow v Down
Derry v Wexford
Cork v Laois
30 June/1 July - Round 3
Group 2
Antrim v Galway
Kildare v Kilkenny
Tipperary v Westmeath
7/8 July - Round 4
Group 1
Derry v Cork
Laois v Carlow
Wexford v Down
Group 2
Kildare v Galway
Tipperary v Antrim
Westmeath v Kilkenny
14/15 July - Round 5
Group 1
Down v Cork
Laois v Derry
Carlow v Wexford
21/22 July - Round 6
Group 2
Galway v Westmeath
Antrim v Kildare
Kilkenny v Tipperary
4/5 August - Round 7
Group 1
Cork v Wexford
Derry v Carlow
Laois v Down
Group 2
Galway v Kilkenny
Kildare v Tipperary
Westmeath v Antrim
Premier Junior Championship
- Playoffs: 11/12 August
- Semi-final: 18 August
- Semi-final replay: 25/26 August
- Final: 9 September
- Final replay: 23rd September
14/15 July - Round 1
Group 1
Kerry v Clare
Limerick v Offaly
Group 2
Dublin v Armagh
21/22 July – Round 2
Group 1
Offaly v Clare
Kerry v Limerick
Group 2
Roscommon v Dublin
4/5 August - Round 3
Group 1
Clare v Limerick
Offaly v Kerry
Group 2
Armagh v Roscommon
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