KILKENNY WILL PLAY Clare and Limerick will face Cork in this year’s All-Ireland senior hurling semi-finals on the weekend of 6-7 July.
For the third year in a row, Leinster champions Kilkenny will play Clare at this stage, having won the last two Croke Park contest between the pair.
They will meet on Saturday 6 July at 3pm, Clare having qualified after today’s 2-28 to 1-19 quarter-final victory over Wexford.
The sides met earlier this year in April when Clare triumphed in the league final in Thurles.
The second semi-final will see Limerick, the five-in-a-row chasing All-Ireland senior hurling kingpins, taking on Cork on Sunday 7 July at 4pm.
The fixture will evoke memories of the 2018 extra-time epic between the counties at the semi-final stage. They also played out a memorable contest in the Munster championship in May, Cork winning out after a dramatic late goal from a penalty by Patrick Horgan.
Limerick recently won the Munster senior hurling championship for the sixth year in a row, Cork have emerged through the backdoor and they won today’s quarter-final against Dublin by 0-26 to 0-21.
