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Tipp to start against Dubs, Kilkenny to face Waterford - the provisional 2017 hurling league fixtures

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FRESH FROM THEIR All-Ireland senior hurling final win, Tipperary can now start planning for the start of the 2017 campaign.

And they’re down to face Dublin in their opening game after the provisional fixture list has been released.

The fixtures were published in the Irish Independent this morning with Michael Ryan’s victorious team slated to face Dublin on Saturday 11 February in a Division 1A clash.

There is also a planned meeting of Cork and Clare that same night while the following day – Sunday 12 February – Kilkenny and Waterford will face off in a repeat of their two brilliant games at the All-Ireland semi-final stage in August.

In Division 1B, it’s interesting to note that Limerick and Galway – who would be regarded as the front runners for promotion – will clash in the last round on 26 March.

Here’s the full list of provisional hurling league fixtures.

Round 1

Saturday 11 February 

Division 1A: Dublin v Tipperary (tbc), Cork v Clare.

Sunday 12 February

Division 1A: Kilkenny v Waterford.
Division 1B: Kerry v Laois, Offaly v Galway (tbc), Wexford v Limerick.
Division 2A: Antrim v London, Armagh v Kildare, Westmeath v Carlow.
Division 2B: Roscommon v Wicklow, Mayo v Derry, Meath v Down.
Division 3A: Tyrone v Fingal, Monaghan v Donegal, Louth a bye.
Division 3B: Warwickshire v Sligo, Longford v Fermanagh, Leitrim a bye.

Round 2

Saturday 18 February

Division 1A: Cork v Dublin.
Division 1B: Laois v Offaly, Limerick v Kerry.

Sunday 19 February

Division 1A: Clare v Kilkenny, Waterford v Tipperary.
Division 1B: Galway v Wexford.
Division 2A: Armagh v London, Carlow v Antrim, Kildare v Westmeath.
Division 2B: Down v Roscommon, Meath v Derry, Wicklow v Mayo.
Division 3A: Louth v Monaghan, Donegal v Tyrone, Fingal a bye.
Division 3B: Fermanagh v Warwickshire, Leitrim v Longford, Sligo a bye.

Joey Holden and John Conlon Kilkenny's Joey Holden and Clare's John Conlon James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

Round 3

Saturday 4 March

Division 1A: Dublin v Waterford (tbc).
Division 1B: Limerick v Offaly.

Sunday 5 March

Division 1A: Kilkenny v Cork, Tipperary v Clare (tbc).
Division 1B: Galway v Laois, Wexford v Kerry.
Division 2A: Carlow v London, Westmeath v Armagh, Antrim v Kildare.
Division 2B: Mayo v Down, Derry v Wicklow (tbc), Roscommon v Meath.
Division 3A: Fingal v Donegal, Tyrone v Louth, Monaghan a bye.
Division 3B: Sligo v Fermanagh, Warwickshire v Leitrim, Longford a bye.

Round 4

Saturday 11 March

Division 1A: Tipperary v Kilkenny.
Division 1B: Laois v Limerick.

Seamus Callanan with Cillian Buckley Tipperary's Seamus Callanan with Kilkenny's Cillian Buckley Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

Sunday 12 March

Division 1A: Clare v Dublin, Waterford v Cork.
Division 1B: Kerry v Galway, Offaly v Wexford.
Division 2A: Westmeath v London, Armagh v Antrim, Kildare v Carlow.
Division 2B: Derry v Roscommon, Meath v Mayo, Wicklow v Down.
Division 3A: Louth v Fingal, Monaghan v Tyrone, Donegal a bye.
Division 3B: Leitrim v Sligo, Longford v Warwickshire, Fermanagh a bye.

Round 5

Sunday 26 March

Division 1A: Clare v Waterford, Cork v Tipperary, Dublin v Kilkenny.
Division 1B: Kerry v Offaly, Limerick v Galway, Wexford v Laois.
Division 2A: Kildare v London, Antrim v Westmeath, Carlow v Armagh.
Division 2B: Roscommon v Mayo, Down v Derry, Meath v Wicklow.
Division 3A: Fingal v Monaghan, Donegal v Louth, Tyrone a bye.
Division 3B: Fermanagh v Leitrim, Sligo v Longford, Warwickshire a bye.

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