Dublin make welcome return to Leinster hurling final
June 29, 2009
DUBLIN MAKE WELCOME RETURN TO LEINSTER HURLING FINAL
Dublin's return to the GAA Leinster senior hurling final has given next Sunday's final
in Croke Park a huge boost as Anthony Daly and his ambitious troops prepare to take
on the might of Kilkenny.
There's All-Ireland qualifier action next weekend too with Laois hosting Antrim in
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise on Saturday evening and Offaly playing Cork in Tullamore
at the same time.
The full weekend hurling action is as follows:
Saturday
GAA All-Ireland SH qualifiers (Phase One)
Offaly v Cork, Tullamore, 7.0pm
Laois v Antrim, Portlaoise, 7.0pm
Sunday
GAA Leinster SH final
Dublin v Kilkenny, Croke Park, 4.0pm
(Live on TV3)
DUBLIN v KILKENNY
They meet for the first time in the Leinster final since 1991 when Kilkenny won by 1-
13 to 1-11. Dublin also lost the 1990 Leinster final to Offaly by 1-19 to 2-11 leaving
them seeking their first provincial success since 1961 when they beat Wexford in the
final.
They face a huge challenge against Kilkenny who continue their pursuit of records
with relentless endeavour. They are seeking their 9th Leinster title of the decade, having
missed out only once, losing a semi-final to Wexford to 2004. Kilkenny have won ten
of the last eleven Leinster titles and haven't lost a final since 1997 when Wexford beat
them.
Paths to the final
Dublin 2-16 Antrim 0-12 (Leinster quarter-final)
Dublin 0-18 Wexford 1-13 (Leinster semi-final)
Dublin scorers: A McCrabbe 1-19 (0-14 frees, 0-2 '65s'), D O'Callaghan 1-5, D
Treacy 0-4, S Lambert 0-2. S Durkan 0-1, L Rushe 0-1, K Flynn 0-1, D Curtin (free) 0-1.
Kilkenny 2-20 Galway 3-13 (Leinster semi-final)
Kilkenny scorers: H Shefflin 0-10 (0-6 frees, 0-1 '65'), A Fogarty 1-3, E Larkin 0-5, E
Brennan 1-0, TJ Reid 0-1, D Lyng 0-1.
Last Five Championship Clashes
2004: Kilkenny 4-22 Dublin 0-8 (All-Ireland qualifiers)
2003: Kilkenny 3-16 Dublin 0-10 (Leinster semi-final)
2000: Kilkenny 3-16 Dublin 0-10 (Leinster semi-final)
1998: Kilkenny 4-23 Dublin 0-13 (Leinster quarter-final)
1997: Kilkenny 2-20 Dublin 2-13 (Leinster semi-final)
Last Five Leinster final clashes
1991: Kilkenny 1-13 Dublin 1-11
1964: Kilkenny 4-11 Dublin 1-8
1963: Kilkenny 2-10 Dublin 0-9
1959: Kilkenny 2-9 Dublin 1-11
1947: Kilkenny 7-10 Dublin 3-6
Last Championship Clash
Kilkenny 4-22 Dublin 0-8 (2004 All, Ireland qualifier, Dr Cullen Park)
Henry Shefflin scored 2-8 and Eddie Brennan 1-3 as Kilkenny romped to an easy win.
Coincidentally, they won their two previous Leinster championship clashes with
Dublin on the same scoreline (3-16 to 0-10) in 2003 and 2000.
Head to head in 2009
Kilkenny 6-12 Dublin 0-12 (January 19, Walsh Cup - Parnell Park)
Kilkenny 1-23 Dublin 3-15 (April 19, Nowlan Park - GAA Allianz NHL)
Next Sunday's clash will be the third between the counties this season with Kilkenny
having won the previous two. They had six goals to spare in a Walsh Cup clash in
January on a day when Richie Hogan (2-2), Michael Rice and Aidan Fogarty (1-1
each) did most damage for the winners.
It was much closer when the sides met again in the Allianz League in April when
Kilkenny edged home by two points in Nowlan Park. Dublin led by six points in the
first half but Kilkenny fought back to win narrowly in game where Henry Shefflin
scored 0-11 and Eoin Larkin 1-3 for the winners while David O'Callaghan scored 2-7
for Dublin.
Previous Leinster Title Wins
Kilkenny are seeking their 66th Leinster title success where Dublin are seeking their
24th. Kilkenny's dominance of Leinster is underlined by the fact that they have won the
title a total of ten occasions more often than all their rivals put together. Dublin are
second on the table with 23 titles, three more than Wexford, followed by Offaly on
nine and Laois on three.
Kilkenny (65): 1888-93-95-97-98-1900-03-04-05-07-09-11-12-13-16-22-23-25-26-31-
32-33-35-36-37-39-40-43-45-46-47-50-53-57-58-59-63-64-66-67-69-71-72-73-74-75-
78-79-82-83-86-87-91-92-93-98-99-2000-2001-2002-2003-2005-2006-2007-2008.
Dublin (23): 1889-92-94-96-1902-06-08-17-19-20-21-24-27-28-30-34-38-41-42-44-
48-52-61.
OFFALY v CORK
This will be only the fifth championship clash between the counties with the previous
four all having come since 1984. It stands at 3-1 to Cork from their previous four
clashes with Offaly gaining their only win in the 2000 All-Ireland semi-final.
Previous Championship Clashes
2007: Cork 1-27 Offaly 0-11 (All-Ireland qualifiers)
2000: Offaly 0-19 Cork 0-15 (All-Ireland semi-final)
1999: Cork 0-19 Offaly 0-16 (All-Ireland semi-final)
1984: Cork 3-16 Offaly 1-12 (All-Ireland final)
Last Championship Clash
Cork 1-27 Offaly 0-11 (2007 All-Ireland qualifiers, Páirc Uí Chaoimh)
Joe Deane (0-8), Neil Ronan (1-5) and Ben O'Connor (0-7) were Cork's top scorers as
they ran out easy winners over an Offaly side for whom Damien Murray scored 0-8.
2009 Provincial Results
Tipperary 1-19 Cork 0-19 (Munster quarter-final)
Wexford 2-17 Offaly 0-16 (Leinster quarter-final)
LAOIS v ANTRIM
They meet for the fourth time in the championship in four years. Antrim won by 2-18
to 0-16 in last year's relegation and by 1-23 to 1-13 in the All-Ireland qualifiers in
2007. Laois won a relegation play-off by 1-23 to 1-15 in 2005.
Last Championship Clash
Antrim 2-18 Laois 0-16 (Championship relegation clash, Navan, 19 July 2008)
Antrim ensured survival in the Liam MacCarthy Cup competition with an eight point
win over Laois who later secured their place in the top tier with a win over Christy
Ring Cup winners, Carlow.
2009 Clash
Antrim 2-18 Laois 0-18 (GAA Allianz NHL Division Two: 5 April 2009, Portlaoise)
Karl Stewart scored 1-6 and Paul Shields 0-7 as Antrim took both points away from
O'Moore Park. Antrim led by 1-13 to 0-7 at the interval.
2009 Provincial Results
Galway 5-29 Laois 0-17 (Leinster quarter-final)
Antrim 3-20 Down 4-15 (Ulster final)
2009 GAA HURLING CHAMPIONHIPS
Leinster
May 30: First round: Wexford 2-17 Offaly 0-16, Wexford Park.
May 31: First Round: Galway 5-29 Laois 0-17, Portlaoise.
June 7: First Round: Dublin 2-16 Antrim 0-12, Croke Park.
June 20: Semi-final: Kilkenny 2-20 Galway 3-13, Tullamore.
June 21: Dublin 0-18 Wexford 1-13, Nowlan Park.
Next Sunday: Final: Dublin v Kilkenny, Croke Park.
Munster
May 31: First round: Tipperary 1-19 Cork 0-19, Thurles.
June 14: Semi-final: Limerick 1-8 Waterford 0-11, Semple Stadium.
June 20: Semi-final replay: Waterford 0-25 Limerick 0-17, Semple Stadium.
June 21: Semi-final: Tipperary 3-18 Clare 1-22, Limerick.
July 12: Final: Tipperary v Waterford, Thurles.
Ulster
May 9: First round: Fermanagh 0-13 Cavan 1-9, Enniskillen; Armagh 1-22 Monaghan
1-8, Armagh; Donegal 1-21 Tyrone 0-6, Letterkenny.
May 17: Second Round: Armagh 3-24 Donegal 2-12.
May 23: London 1-23 Fermanagh 0-7, Ruislip.
May 31: Quarter-finals: Derry 4-10 London 3-12; Down 5-21 Armagh 0-13. (Both in Casement Park).
June 14: Semi-final: Down 2-17 Derry 1-15, Casement Park.
June 28: Final: Antrim 3-20 Down 4-15, Casement Park.
All-Ireland Qualifiers
Next Saturday: Phase One: Offaly v Cork, Tullamore; Laois v Antrim, Portlaoise.
July 11: Phase Two: The beaten provincial semi-finalists in Leinster and Munster play
off to provide two winners to advance to Phase Three. Phase Two draw is as follows:
Clare v Galway, Ennis; Wexford v Limerick, Wexford Park.
July 18: Phase Three: The two winners from Phase One will play the two winners from
Phase Two.
All-Ireland Quarter-finals
July 25/26: Beaten Leinster finalists v Winner from Phase Three; Beaten Munster
finalists v Winners from Phase Three.
All-Ireland semi-finals
August 9: Leinster champions v Quarter final winners, Croke Park.
August 16: Munster champions v Quarter-final winners, Croke Park.
September 6: All-Ireland final, Croke Park.
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