ALL-IRELAND CLUB finalists Ballyea will take on 2012 county senior champions Newmarket-on-Fergus after last night’s Clare senior hurling quarter-final draw.
Ballyea were denied an All-Ireland title by Dublin’s Cuala on St Patrick’s Day last at Croke Park after a memorable campaign that saw them win their maiden Clare and Munster senior crowns last year.
Tony Kelly’s club will now face a last eight clash in this year’s Clare championship against a Newmarket-on-Fergus side that won the 2012 county senior title and lost the 2013 final.
The other standout game from the quarter-final draw sees 2014 champions Cratloe, who reached that year’s Munster club decider, take on 2015 winners Sixmilebridge.
Clonlara, beaten finalists for the last two years, will meet 2007 kingpins Tulla and the remaining quarter-final tie will see Éire Óg take on Clooney-Quin.
The Round 4 draw for the Cork senior football championship also took place last night with reigning champions Carbery Rangers benefiting from a bye to the quarter-finals, as did 2012 and 2013 winners Castlehaven, and the 2013 beaten finalists Duhallow.
2015 champions Nemo Rangers will meet last year’s premier intermediate winners Kiskeam at the fourth round stage, while 2014 kingpins Ballincollig have been drawn against Carrigaline.
The draws in full are as follows:
Clare Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-Finals
Sixmilebridge v Cratloe
Clonlara v Tulla
Newmarket-on-Fergus v Ballyea
Éire Óg v Clooney-Quin
Cork Senior Football Championship
Round 4
Clyda Rovers v UCC
Nemo Rangers v Kiskeam
Valley Rovers v Avondhu
Ballincollig v Carrigaline
Bishopstown/St Finbarr’s v Cork IT
Duhallow a bye
Carbery Rangers a bye
Castlehaven a bye
* Quarter-Finals draw at a later date
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Zebo and Earls connected so well all game.
Zebo and Murray connect better.
Hahahaha you beat me to it!!
No. But it would have been deservedly replayed a few times.
It would have been. cracking try….
Regardless of the opposition, it was a sublime piece of individual skill to grace any game against any opponents. He was b@stard unlucky with his footing and tried his best advice time.
*tried his best at the time
His pass for Earls try was fantastic as well. He has great creativity, game intelligence and playmaking qualities which aren’t often credited to him or if they are they’re under the bracket of “X-Factor”, sometimes he’s wasted on the wing though Schmidt seems more and more to be trying to get him in as first receiver.
Shush Rochelle! You just might get Leinster fans buying into the idea of picking the best backs for their best positions!
Yeah, Leinster fans hate good back play.
You’ve been waiting a while like
He is great going forward, don’t think u can say the same when he is going the other way.
Ah, that ole chestnut rears its ugly head yet again.
Disaster had Zebo for 1st try scorer
No. Opposition not strong enough.
ah for foots sake !
Ah stop would ya!