Afternoon all and welcome along to today’s Allianz Hurling League coverage.
Here are the main games, we’ll be keeping track of.
Division 1A
Kilkenny v Cork, Nowlan Park, 2pm
Tipperary v Clare, Semple Stadium, 3pm
Division 1B
Galway v Laois, Pearse Stadium, 2pm
Wexford v Kerry, Innovate Wexford Park, 2pm
It’s been a brilliant start so far to life with Wexford for Davy Fitzgerald as they’ve claimed victories over Limerick and Galway to now be in pole position for promotion.
The venue for today’s showdown in Kilkenny.
Here’s how last night’s big hurling games unfolded in Croke Park and the Gaelic Grounds.
Kilkenny 0-2 Cork 0-0
2 mins – Flying start from Kilkenny with TJ Reid and Eoin Murphy both converting frees.
Wexford 0-2 Kerry 0-2
Two Lee Chin points so far for Wexford, Kerry reply each time through Brian Murphy and John Buckley.
Kilkenny 0-3 Cork 0-2
8 mins – Shane Kingston finds Alan Cadogan in space and the combination play between the Douglas duo results in a point.
Kilkenny 0-4 Cork 0-4
11 mins – Richie Leahy stretches Kilkenny’s lead before Seamus Harnedy and Lehane are on target to reel them in.
Wexford 0-3 Kerry 0-3
11 mins – Kerry making it interesting at the moment, still level with the Division 1B league leaders.
Galway 0-11 Laois 0-2
11 mins – Galway are running riot in Pearse Stadium, looks grim already for Laois.
Kerry 0-4 Wexford 0-3
Padraig Boyle puts over a free to put Kerry, who are backed by the wind, in front.
Kilkenny 0-5 Cork 0-5
14 mins – Points swapped by TJ Reid from a free and Bill Cooper from play.
Kilkenny 0-6 Cork 0-6
17 mins – It’s tight and closely contested so far in Nowlan Park. A free from Cork’s Conor Lehane leaves the sides level.
Galway 0-13 Laois 0-3
18 mins – An impressive 10-point lead now for Galway. Jason Flynn, Padraic Mannion, Joseph Cooney, Conor Cooney and Aidan Harte amongst their point-scorers to date.
Kilkenny 0-7 Cork 0-6
20 mins – A majestic point by TJ Reid, his first from play, and Kilkenny are back in front.
Wexford 0-6 Kerry 0-4
A little bit of daylight between the teams now as Paul Morris notches a point for Wexford.
Kilkenny 0-8 Cork 0-7
25 mins – Richie Hogan from play for his first of the day and Conor Lehane from a free for his fourth of the day.
Wexford 0-7 Kerry 0-4
Jack O’Connor is fouled and the free is slotted over by Conor McDonald to increase the gap to three points.
Kilkenny 0-9 Cork 0-7
29 mins – Reid fires over a free and then is just off target from play after an excellent flowing move by Kilkenny cut open the Cork rearguard.
Kilkenny 0-11 Cork 0-9
36 mins – Lehane hits over a wonderful free but that’s quickly cancelled out by Richie Hogan.
Kerry 0-7 Wexford 0-7
Paudie O’Connor brings Kerry level.
Galway 0-20 Laois 0-4
Thomas Monaghan on target as Galway reach the 20-point mark.
Half-Time: Galway 0-20 Laois 0-5
Half-Time: Wexford 0-7 Kerry 0-7
Half-Time: Kilkenny 0-11 Cork 0-10
A result from Croke Park.
Cork 0-11 Kilkenny 0-11
37 mins – Conor Lehane brings Cork level early in the second half.
Kilkenny 0-12 Cork 0-12
39 mins – Cillian Buckley points from play and Lehane bangs over a ’65. Cork could have netted before that ’65 but Eoin Murphy was equal to Cormac Murphy’s well-struck shot.
Goal for Wexford from Harry Kehoe!
Goal for Galway from David Burke!
Wexford 1-9 Kerry 0-7
A five-point lead now for Wexford.
Galway 1-23 Laois 0-7
The Galway captain hits the net and it looks like game over in Salthill.
Kilkenny 0-15 Cork 0-12
43 mins – Walter Walsh with a brace and one from Reid sends Kilkenny clear by three.
Tipperary 0-4 Clare 0-0
3 mins – Brendan Maher and John McGrath on target so far for Tipperary.
Kilkenny 0-18 Cork 0-12
45 mins – The gap is steadily increasing. Richie Hogan (2) and Conor Martin both point to increase the gap to six.
Tipperary 0-5 Clare 0-1
8 mins – First point of the day for Clare comes from Podge Collins.
Kilkenny 0-19 Cork 0-13
51 mins – Cork grab a point back through Dean Brosnan but Richie Leahy quickly responds for Kilkenny.
Goal for Wexford from Diarmuid O’Keeffe!
Red card for Kerry’s Patrick Kelly!
Kilkenny 0-20 Cork 0-13
55 mins – Richie Leahy raises another white flag for Kilkenny with a glorious shot from the sideline.
Brilliant save by Anthony Nash to deny Colin Fennelly finding the net for Kilkenny.
Subs: Cork bring in Patrick Horgan and Stephen McDonnnell for Killian Burke and Shane Kingston.
Red card for Cork’s Cormac Murphy.
Tipperary 0-8 Clare 0-8
David Reidy brings the Banner level. They’ve recovered well from a bad start to this game.
Joe Canning and Conor Whelan goals for Galway.
Galway 3-29 Laois 1-10
Quite the beating Galway have handed out at Pearse Stadium today.
Result – Kilkenny 0-22 Cork 0-15
Result: Wexford 3-18 Kerry 0-12
Clare 0-11 Tipperary 0-10
John McGrath points a free and now there’s only one between them in Thurles.
Half-Time: Clare 0-11 Tipperary 0-10
Result: Galway 3-31 Laois 1-11
A good day’s work then in Division 1B for Galway and Wexford while Kilkenny claim their first victory of the campaign in Division 1A.
Clare 0-11 Tipperary 0-11
Noel McGrath brings Tipperary level early in the second half.
Tipperary 0-15 Clare 0-12
45 mins - Noel and John McGrath both point, three in it now.
Tipperary 0-19 Clare 0-15
55 mins – John McGrath fires over a point, he’s been excellent today.
Tipperary 0-22 Clare 0-15
60 mins – Tipperary pulling clear now, seven points to the good.
Tipperary 0-23 Clare 0-20
68 mins – Galvin has made a real impression since coming on, now only three between the sides.
Tipperary 0-27 Clare 0-20
71 mins – Tipperary putting the game to bed now, newcomer Paul Flynn on target.
Result: Tipperary 0-28 Clare 0-21
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Good man charlie
Hopefully he has a word to him about water charges. I for one ament going to pay them
Gary to deserve a belt of a hurl for that comment
You
You’re some bore Gary
What’s Ament ?
Are not , in border county parlance .
I’m no monarchist but I’m beginning to like the cut of Charlie’s jib
Hurling is the fastest game in the world!! :)
Er no, ice hockey methinks
Fastest ball game I believe
Nope it’s hurling :)
A good strike of a Hurley can propel a ball at 159km/hr +
Basque pelota.
The king Kong is correct, it’s the fastest field game, a Mexican game has been the fastest game overall for quite some time
Hurling is the fastest field sport, ice hockey…..
Laser tag
Ah jaysus lads, it’s not just about speed, like is formula 1 better than rallying just because of greater speed? In fact if anything hurling has slowed down a lot and is increasingly a lot more possession based, all those hand passes ain’t travelling at a speed of light, if you look at a free flowing game from the 70′s it looks more like shinty than modern day hurling
Charlie can hurl on a horse!
Just because he married one.?
Charlie would slot in lovely as an aul junior B centre forward at my club! Tog out there Charlie!!
Sure they get injured Charlie, but they’re real men and don’t go on about it like your soccer player Prima Donna style acting.
Apart from the weekend when they did….
Greatest game in the world,season only warming up too
its not the greatest game in the world !!
Prince Charles is coming to Thurles!!!!! C’mon the Premier!!!!!!! Nice one
Hes a Limerick man (I’m a Clare man :-)
maybe i cynical, but i dont think he is really a fan. i think he said it for politcal reasons and so he is not rude.
Cunningham ” what would you know about it Charlie ya bollix”
Jai alai is the fastest ball game. Played in Spain. Smaller ball and more weight for size helps propel the speed. But hurling far better to watch!
Hurling is the fastest TEAM game in the world…simple fact.
hed proably be a supporter of the royal county making me hate him more
I wonder when a member of the royal family will play in croke park.
Surely, he’d support the Kingdom?
He’d hate Queen’s County though.
Oh yeah, which Golf course is the free membership to? If its Moate ya can feck off!
Clay pigeon shooting is the fastest. ………. langer..
Laughing because my husband and I had the ” its a hurl…no its a hurley” debate last week. I can see it varies between counties from the comments
It’s deffo a Hurley in Munster
There was a spider in the bath
Good for him bla bla Was wondering, why can Irish people living in the England vote in the UK referriundum on leaving the European Union? While people from the UK can not vote here.
Affinity….because our Government don’t trust anyone not brainwashed by our own media.
Because it’s in our constitution.
UK citizens can vote in all elections here, but only Irish citizens can vote in referendums.
N O hUallaigh don’t u think it’s great that more of the world is finally getting to see the greatest game on earth? When someone like the Queen or Prince Charles comment on something like that it encourages people in the UK to have a look to see what they’re talking about (they adore them and that’s just the way it is). Surely widening the audience of hurling can only be a good thing??? I’ve pucked around with a hurly and ball many times in royal parks in London and we do get some odd looks from people wondering what we’re playing, but that’s not because these people are being rude, they’ve just never seen it before and are curious! You are right about 1 thing tho, none of this will ever affect or change how much u enjoy watching a game such as Limerick V Clare at the weekend but wouldn’t it be great there were also lots of people in the UK enjoying it just as much???
Ryan I take your points. But your assertion that all English people adore the royal family is patently wrong. I lived in England and had many English friends and they all invariably thought they were an embarrassing cringeworthy racist inbred self-preservating affront to meritocracy. They changed their name during world war 1 to make themselves less German and they did a bunk during world war 2. They’ve a long history of hiding unwanted children in attics and being generally superior just because their 15 times removed grandparents won a battle in some distant central European skirmish
The fastest team ball game in the world is polo!
prince