Afternoon all. The first Sunday of the Allianz Hurling League is upon us and we’ve got a few decent games in store on the hurling front.
Kevin O’Brien here and I’ll be taking you through all today’s action. Here are the games we’ll be focusing on:
Division 1A
Kilkenny v Cork, Nowlan Park, 2pm
Wexford v Limerick, Innovate Wexford Park, 2pm
Division 1B
Galway v Laois, Pearse Stadium, 12.30pm
Waterford v Offaly, Semple Stadium, 2pm
Galway 0-9 Laois 0-2
The latest from Pearse Stadium, where Micheal Donoghue’s side lead by seven after 25 minutes.
The Wexford v Limerick game today will have deferred coverage on TG4. The Division 1 football tie between Monaghan and Dublin is live at 2pm.
Here’s how Cork and Kilkenny will start:
Kilkenny:
1. Eoin Murphy (Glenmore)
2. Paul Murphy (Danesfort)
3. Huw Lawlor (O’Loughlin Gaels)
4. Tommy Walsh (Tullaroan)
5. Conor Delaney (Erin’s Own)
6. Paddy Deegan (O’Loughlin Gaels)
7. Enda Morrissey (Bennettsbridge)
8. James Maher (St Lachtains)
9. Conor Fogarty (Erin’s Own)(captain)
10. John Donnelly (Thomastown)
11. Ger Aylward (Glenmore)
12. Ger Malone (Mullinavat)
13. Billy Ryan (Graigue-Ballycallan)
14. Kevin Kelly (St Patricks)
15. Luke Scanlon (James Stephens).
Cork
1. Anthony Nash (Kanturk)
2. Stephen Mc Donnell (Glen Rovers)
3. Damien Cahalane (St. Finbarrs)
4. Conor O’Sullivan (Sarsfields)
5. Christopher Joyce (Na Piarsaigh)
6. Tim O’ Mahony (Newtownshandrum)
7. Seán O’Donoghue (Inniscarra)
20. Conor Cahalane (Midleton)
9. Cormac Murphy (Mallow)
10. Daniel Kearney (Sarsfields)
11. Declan Dalton (Fr. O Neills)
12. Luke Meade (Newcestown)
13. Jamie Coughlan (Newtownshandrum)
14. Aidan Walsh (Kanturk)
15. Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers)
Galway 1-20 Laois 1-8
John Lennon buries a goal for Laois but Galway respond immediately with a score through Thomas Monaghan.
Galway 1-25 Laois 2-15
John Lennon scores his second goal for Laois against Galway.
Wexford 0-1 Limerick 0-0
Davy Fitz’s side lead early on.
Waterford 0-3 Offaly 0-0
The Deise power three in front.
Cork 0-2 Kilkenny 0-1
Kevin Kelly gets the first Kilkenny score of the 2019 league campaign.
GOAL! Cathal Dunbar hits the net for Wexford!
GOAL! Aaron Gillane responds with a goal for Limerick against Wexford.
Cork 0-3 Kilkenny 0-3
Dalton and Delaney hit a score apiece to bring the Cats level.
Waterford 0-7 Offaly 0-0
DJ Foran pops over a score from play and the Deise lead by seven.
Wexford 1-3 Limerick 1-3
We’re all level after Conor McDonald’s score for the Model County.
Waterford 0-8 Offaly 0-1
Mikey Kearney stretches the Deise lead.
Cork 0-4 Kilkenny 0-6
A Kelly free stretches the Kilkenny lead to two.
GOAL! Jack O’Connor taps in from close range for Wexford.
Waterford 0-8 Offaly 0-2
The Deise are six in front as we enter the last ten minutes of the half.
Cork 0-8 Kilkenny 1-8
Richie Leahy slams in a goal for Kilkenny and Billy Ryan tags on a point.
Waterford 0-9 Offaly 0-3
Waterford’s lead is six.
Wexford 2-3 Limerick 1-6
Peter Casey levels the game after a pass from Tom Condon.
Cork 0-10 Kilkenny 1-8
Murphy brings Cork back to within a point as we near the interval.
Half-time scores
Division 1A
Kilkenny 1-8 Cork 0-10
Wexford 2-4 Limerick 1-10
Division 1B
Waterford 0-12 Offaly 0-5
Some snaps from the games around the country:
GOAL! Waterford’s DJ Foran raises a green flag 90 seconds into the second period.
Cork 0-11 Kilkenny 1-9
Murphy brings Cork to within a point at the beginning of the second-half.
GOAL! Brilliant finish by Billy Ryan for Kilkenny.
Cork 0-12 Kilkenny 2-11
Murphy pulls back a score for the hosts, but Ger Aylward responds immediately for Kilkenny.
Cork 0-13 Kilkenny 2-12
John Donnelly sends the Cats five ahead.
Waterford 1-18 Offaly 0-6
Waterford are 16 points in front after 12 minutes of the second-half.
Kilkenny 2-14 Cork 0-15
Horgan splits the posts from a free, Fogarty hits one for the Cats.
Waterford 1-22 Offaly 0-7
Stephen Bennett with the latest free for the Diese.
GOAL! Jack Prendergast leaves Waterford 26 points in front of Offaly.
Wexford 2-7 Limerick 1-14
Limerick have 12 wides now but still lead by four with nine minutes left to play.
Kilkenny 2-18 Cork 0-16
Over 8,000 in Nowlan Park today as Kilkenny ease to victory.
Wexford 2-8 Limerick 1-14
Harry Kehoe sets up Paul Morris to reduce the gap to two as we head for the final few minutes.
Wexford 2-10 Limerick 1-14
Morris misses the chance to pull Wexford level, while Diarmuid O’Keeffe hits another wide moments later. Limerick lead by one.
Kilkenny 2-18 Cork 0-17 – FT
Waterford 2-28 Offaly 0-7 – FT
Wexford 2-10 Limerick 1-15
Darragh O’Donovan with a timely sideline cut over the bar for Limerick, who move two in front.
Wexford 2-10 Limerick 1-15
Gearoid Hegarty hits a big point for the visitors in stoppage-time. Big score for Limerick.
Monaghan putting it up to Dublin in the second half certainly not a walk over. 53 minutes in and all square
League final for the rebels but will have to step it up against the Dubs as I expect them to brush Monaghan aside. Think it’s time the Northern to drop the blanket defence…. shocking to watch.
It’s been adopted by all teams below Division 1, if they try to match the big guns man to man they’ll get blown out if the water! It’s no longer just a Northern style
Maybe open your eyes Owl when watching a match and form your own unique opinions instead of following the media’s approach on criticising the northern teams. Donegal for one don’t have a blanket defence for the sake of negativity. The have a system that works and forwards that can cause real damage like against Dublin last year. They scored 19 points today. What a terribly negative team….
Maybe you should watch that game again. … blanket defence on show all day. Cork put pressure on them to come out and play and NOT because it was Donegals game plan. My opinions are formed by actually watching the game and not just reading the result…
You sir, can suck my white hammer.
Good man Jimmy. … constructive yet to the point !
Well I was at the game today so i saw quite clearly how Donegal played. You clearly have little understanding of how their tactics work. You may as well stick to the blanket criticism of every ulster team playing purely negative football.
How their tactics work ????
Yes I can see it works a treat. Silly little comment.