Below is a brief synopsis ahead of the biggest day in the Leinster Senior Hurling Calendar. Cusack Stand – Adult: Pre Purchase Price – €35.00 Purchase on the Day – €40.00 – Juveniles (U-16): €5.00
Lee Chin handpasses swiftly to an unmarked Conor McDonald and he makes no mistake with a crucial score.
TJ Reid with another point from play and we’re level for the 10th time this afternoon. You can read The42′s Fintan O’Toole’s on-the-whistle report right here.
The opening quarter was close but Kilkenny showed their scoring power in the run up to to half time, a period that proved crucial to their win ultimately, running out 2-20 to 0-15 winners. Limerick were the defending champions.
They are without the suspended Aidan Nolan, who was sent-off after the final whistle in Nowlan Park and has been slapped with a two-game ban. A big crowd has descended upon the capital this afternoon — 50,000 was expected and that prediction looks about right. Walter Walsh Liam Óg McGovern The42 |
For Kilkenny the quarter finals are next with a date against the winners of Cork and Westmeath on the weekend of July 13/14th. Although Dublin’s ongoing dominance has eroded the status of the competition, this year’s Leinster football final will be a hugely historic occasion for the GAA as it will be played on November 21 - the centenary of the Bloody Sunday atrocities at Croke Park. Xbox One X: The world's most powerful console, now available.
AJ Redmond was the star man scoring 1-11 as his side clinched a four-point win.
(e) Centra & Supervalu Shops, Students & Senior Citizens (Cusack & Davin Stand Only):- Rory O’Connor with a brilliant score. TJ Reid knocks over his second score of the afternoon. Jack O’Connor with a fabulous strike inside his own half. The 2019 Leinster SHC final is up and running. Just before half-time TJ Reid smacks another precise free over the bar to extend Kilkenny’s lead to two points. It’s full-time over at the Gaelic Grounds and Limerick are Munster hurling champions once again. Laochra Loch Garman, the young warriors of Wexford come up the Hogan steps to accept the trophy.
Kilkenny edge in front. Presented by Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill.
What a turnaround!
It’s a cracking day out there, the sky is clear and the sun is peaking through (even though it’s a little breezy, mind), with conditions ripe for what promises to be a brilliant Leinster decider. Schools and third level colleges got 2,500 tickets, while season ticket holders were entitled to 5,500 tickets. Surface Studio, Surface Laptop, Surface Pro: what's the difference? (All Fixtures are Ticket Only) STUDENTS & SENIOR CITIZENS Purchase full price tickets and on the day of the match they can claim the relevant rebate when they produce appropriate I.D. Lee Chin delivers an almighty 65 which flies between the posts to maintain his 100% strike-rate from dead ball situations today. Sixteen points apiece. Bord Gais Energy Leinster U-20 Hurling Final – Wexford v Kilkenny – Innovate Wexford Park, Wednesday, 17th July 2019 @ 7.30pm – Ticket Information.
The Leinster SFC draw was also completed last night as the Leinster Council had decided against making the semi-final pairings last autumn in a bid to inject some suspense to the ailing competition. It’s Reid’s ninth score of this Leinster final. Walter Walsh responds and there’s seven points on the board already.
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Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Kilkenny await the victors in the semi-final while Galway and Wexford, winners of the last three provincial titles between them, pair off in the other semi. Three minutes of stoppage time to go. 3. Cathal Dunbar GAA ... followed by highlights from another match featuring an Irish team. 12. A crazy 0-21 to 1-18 draw between these sides at Wexford Park a fortnight ago had everyone breaking out the calculators trying to work out who had actually made it through. TJ Reid calms things down a little bit with an important free from distance.
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