LIAM MACCARTHY CUP holders Limerick will take on Cork, the Munster title winners from the last two years, in their opening tie in the 2019 provincial senior hurling championship.
The schedule of round-robin games have been released with John Kiely’s Limerick team absent from the Round 1 action and instead set to face Cork in the Gaelic Grounds in Round 2.
Cork will open their campaign at home to Tipperary in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on the weekend of 12 May with Waterford facing Clare in the same round. Due to likely reconstruction works at Walsh Park, Waterford will have to find an alternative venue for their ‘home games’ next summer.
An earlier start to this year’s format and the introduction of a break weekend means no team will have to play four weekends in a row next year. Both Tipperary and Waterford, who were knocked out of the round-robin this year, had to face the punishing schedule of playing for four consecutive weekends this season.
The weekend timing of the Round 3 fixtures have still to be finalised, along with the dates and times for each game.
Here’s the full fixture list with the first named team having home advantage.
2019 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Round 1 – weekend 12 May
Cork v Tipperary
Waterford v Clare
Round 2 – weekend 19 May
Limerick v Cork
Tipperary v Waterford
Round 3 – weekend 26 May/2 June
Waterford v Limerick
Clare v Tipperary
Round 4 – weekend 9 June
Limerick v Clare
Cork v Waterford
Round 5 – weekend 16 June
Clare v Cork
Tipperary v Limerick
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Why wasn’t this rule brought in when ROG was at the helm!!
You can see someone like Jack Carty or Finn Russell’s stock rocketing up with this.
This will limit the effect of teams like England and SA who have the playing numbers to only field huge men.
It will also suit brilliantly guys like Larmour and Ringrose who have the skill set to really take advantage of more time and space
A great idea always thought the old one was very unfair on the skilful players kicking out on the full should remain
That kick from Bouthier, just incredible!
Interesting rule, anything that opens up more attacking space will be very welcome, otherwise we’re heading towards a glorified Rugby League hyper-defensive game!
Anything to negate the rugby league defensive line would be good. Also if they insisted that the match officials ref the offside line it help open up the game.
If you had 2 fast chasers on that a quick taken line-out, there s a try.
Strangely if a defneding team turnover the ball in their own 22 there’s less of incentive to spread and run it out
And it’s stretch the game much more, adding mileage for all legs /tree trunks
League has had this rule for decades , the 40-20 , livens up a game when it happens which is not very often
Would love to see this , would think all top flight kickers should find it easy though- maybe from inside own 10 metre ?
Would it count for kicks where a mark has been called ?
How will this be effective against the line speed of England? Coaches need to come up with creative ways to give kickers time on the ball. It does not matter what position in the team the kicker is if they have no time to kick.
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