Kilkenny and Tipp line up for third final clash
August 16, 2011
Tipperary and Kilkenny will meet for the third year in a row in the All Ireland Hurling Final
Tipperary, the defending champions, finished strongly to beat Dublin by 1-19 to 0-18 in Sunday's semi-final to reach the final for a third successive year. Kilkenny will be appearing in the final for a sixth successive year, a period in which they won four-in-a- row in 2006-07-08-09.
The final promises to be a special occasion, featuring two teams who delivered outstanding contests in the last two deciders. Kilkenny won by 2-22 to 0-23 in 2009 but Tipperary gained revenge last year, winning by 4-17 to 1-18.
The return of Kilkenny and Tipperary to the final means that all the All-Ireland titles since 1999 will have been won by Kilkenny, Tipperary and Cork. It's the longest period of dominance by the top three All-Ireland winners since the start of the championship.
The All-Ireland minor final will feature Dublin v Galway. Dublin reached the final for the first time since 1983 by beating Waterford on Sunday. Dublin last won the minor title in 1965 while Galway's last title was won in 2009.
ALL-IRELAND SH HONOURS TABLE
Will Kilkenny extend their lead at the top of the honours' table or will Tipperary close the gap between themselves and the top two? Kilkenny have won the title on 32 occasions while Tipperary, who are bidding to retain the crown for the first time since 1965, are seeking their 26 th title.
32: KILKENNY (1904-1905-1907-1909-1911-1912-1913-1922-1932-1933-1935-
1939-1947-1957-1963-1967-1969-1972-1974-1975-1979-1982-1983-1992-1993-2000-
2002-2003-2006-2007-2008-2009).
30: CORK (1890-1892-1893-1894-1902-1903-1919-1926-1928-1929-1931-1941-
1942-1943-1944-1946-1952-1953-1954-1966-1970-1976-1977-1978-1984-1986-1990-
1999-2004-2005).
25: TIPPERARY (1887-1895-1896-1898-1899-1900-1906-1908-1916-1925-1930-
1937-1945-1949-1950-1951-1958-1961-962-1964-1965-1971-1989-1991-2001-2010)
7: LIMERICK (1897-1918-21-34-36-40-73).
6: Dublin (1889-1917-1920-1924-1927-1938).
6: Wexford (1910-1955-1956-1960-1968-1996)
4: Galway (1923-1980-1987-1988)
4: Offaly (1981-1985-1994-1998)
3: Clare (1914-1995-1997)
2: Waterford (1948-1959)
1: Kerry (1891)
1: Laois (1915)
1: London (1901)
GAA HURLING ALL-IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011
FIXTURES & RESULTS
LEINSTER
First Round
May 14: Antrim 1-21 Laois 3-12, Portlaoise.
May 22: Westmeath 4-10 Carlow 1-14, Dr. Cullen Park.
Quarter-finals
May 29: Dublin 2-21 Offaly 1-20, Parnell Park; Wexford 3-16 Antrim 1-11, Wexford
Park.
June 4: Galway 4-17 Westmeath 2-14, Mullingar.
Semi-finals
June 11: Kilkenny 1-26 Wexford 1-15; Wexford Park.
June 18: Dublin 0-19 Galway 2-7, Tullamore.
Final
July 3: Kilkenny 4-17 Dublin 1-15, Croke Park.
MUNSTER
Quarter-final
May 29: Tipperary 3-22 Cork 0-23, Thurles.
Semi-finals
June 12: Waterford 3-15 Limerick 3-14, Thurles.
June 19: Tipperary 4-19 Clare 1-19, Limerick.
Final
July 10: Tipperary 7-19 Waterford 0-19, Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
ULSTER
First round
May 14: Down 3-16 Donegal 1-13, Letterkenny; Derry 2-13 Tyrone 0-6, Omagh; Armagh 5-19 Fermanagh 5-6, Enniskillen.
Quarter-finals
May 28: Down 3-19 Derry 1-9, Casement Park; Armagh 2-18 Monaghan 2-6, Newry
Semi-final
June 12: Armagh 0-14 Down 1-10, Casement Park.
Final
July 3: Antrim 2-20 Armagh 2-12, Casement Park.
ALL-IRELAND QUALIFIERS
Preliminary Round
June 18: Antrim v Westmeath; Cork 10-20 Laois 1-13.
Phase 1
June 25: Antrim 0-23 Carlow 1-12, Casement Park; Cork 2-17 Offaly 2-16, Pairc Ui
Chaoimh.
Phase 2
July 2: Galway 4-25 Clare 0-20, Pearse Stadium; Limerick 1-22 Wexford 2-13, Gaelic
Grounds
Phase 3
July 9: Limerick 3-22 Antrim 0-12, Parnell Park; Galway 2-23 Cork 1-14, Gaelic
Grounds.
ALL-IRELAND QUARTER-FINALS
July 23: Dublin 3-13 Limerick 0-18, Thurles; Waterford 2-23 Galway 2-13, Thurles.
ALL-IRELAND SEMI-FINALS
August 7: Kilkenny 2-19 Waterford 1-16, Croke Park.
August 14: Tipperary 1-19 Dublin 0-18, Croke Park
ALL-IRELAND FINAL
September 4: Kilkenny v Tipperary, Croke Park. Tweet
