THE HURLERS OF Clare and Limerick along with the footballers of Cork and Clare will all face final fixtures in their pre-season competitions next weekend after Munster GAA officials opted to bring forward the dates of the deciders to avoid dead rubbers.
Clare's Seadna Morey and Limerick's Barry Nash will be in opposition next weekend. Tommy Dickson / INPHO
Tommy Dickson / INPHO / INPHO
Ian Maguire played at midfield in Cork's victory today. INPHO
INPHO
Today’s results in the Munster pre-season provincial competitions ensured Clare and Limerick would clash in the hurling league final while Cork and Clare would play in the McGrath Cup decider.
Both those fixtures had been pencilled in for next weekend in the closing games of the round-robin series with the finals scheduled for 21 January.
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But the Munster Council have this evening confirmed that next weekend’s games will be double up as the finals ensuring that the four sides involved will have a free weekend ahead of the commencement of the National League on Saturday 27 January.
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Limerick will play Clare in the Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League Final on Sunday January 14th at 2pm in the Gaelic Grounds Limerick pic.twitter.com/JqLwf1Scr2
— Munster GAA / Comhairle na Mumhan (@MunsterGAA) January 7, 2018
The McGrath Cup final will be a repeat of the 2016 decider which saw Cork defeat Clare by 1-15 to 1-9.
The hurling league decider will also be a repeat of the final from two years ago when Clare triumphed by 0-18 to 0-17.
Fixtures
Saturday 13 January
McGrath Cup final: Cork v Clare, Mallow, 7pm
Sunday 14 January
Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League final: Limerick v Clare, Gaelic Grounds, 2pm
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Munster GAA chiefs bring pre-season finals forward a week to avoid dead rubbers
THE HURLERS OF Clare and Limerick along with the footballers of Cork and Clare will all face final fixtures in their pre-season competitions next weekend after Munster GAA officials opted to bring forward the dates of the deciders to avoid dead rubbers.
Today’s results in the Munster pre-season provincial competitions ensured Clare and Limerick would clash in the hurling league final while Cork and Clare would play in the McGrath Cup decider.
Both those fixtures had been pencilled in for next weekend in the closing games of the round-robin series with the finals scheduled for 21 January.
But the Munster Council have this evening confirmed that next weekend’s games will be double up as the finals ensuring that the four sides involved will have a free weekend ahead of the commencement of the National League on Saturday 27 January.
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The McGrath Cup final will be a repeat of the 2016 decider which saw Cork defeat Clare by 1-15 to 1-9.
The hurling league decider will also be a repeat of the final from two years ago when Clare triumphed by 0-18 to 0-17.
Fixtures
Saturday 13 January
Sunday 14 January
The42 has just published its first book, Behind The Lines, a collection of some of the year’s best sports stories. Pick up your copy in Eason’s, or order it here today (€10):
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Clare put four goals past Cork to set up Munster hurling league decider with Limerick
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January Showdowns McGrath Cup Pre-Season Clare Clare Cork Limerick