CLARE, TIPPERARY AND Wexford are amongst the teams that will be in the draw for Round 1 of the All-Ireland senior hurling championship qualifiers that takes place on Monday morning.
This round involves the eight teams defeated in the Munster and Leinster quarter- and semi-finals.
The five Leinster teams are Laois, Antrim, Offaly, Wexford and the losers of tomorrow’s game between Kilkenny and Galway. The three Munster sides are Clare, Tipperary and Waterford.
The initial phase of the draw will see Laois or Antrim – the two teams that emerged from the qualifier group in Leinster – drawn against one of the remaining three Leinster teams (Offaly, Wexford or the losers of Kilkenny/Galway) to form the first fixture.
The remaining team from the qualifier group (Laois or Antrim) will then be drawn against a Munster team (Tipperary, Clare or Waterford).
The final two fixtures will see the remaining two Leinster teams drawn in fixtures against the remaining two Munster teams. Two of the games will take place on June 28th and the remaining two will be scheduled for July 5th.
Venues will be on a home and away basis, and the draw is subject to the avoidance of repeat pairings meaning the following fixtures cannot happen:
- Antrim v Laois
- Galway v Laois
- Antrim v Wexford
