THE DRAWS AND fixtures for the 2022 Munster Hurling League and McGrath Cup competitions have been announced.
GAA pre-season competitions were shelved in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but are set to return next year as football and hurling fixtures are released in Munster.
The Munster Hurling League will be run on a knockout basis in 2022, and begins with a quarter-final tie between Kerry and Tipperary. The winner will progress to the semi-final where they will take on All-Ireland champions Limerick.
The other semi-final will see Clare square off with Waterford. The Cork hurlers will reportedly not be taking part in the competition due to a clash with their team holiday in Tenerife, according to the Irish Examiner.
Meanwhile in the McGrath Cup, all six Munster counties have been divided into two groups, which will guarantee each team two games in the competition.
Provincial champions Kerry slot into Group B alongside Limerick and Tipperary while Waterford, Clare and Cork are in Group A.
The dates, times and venues for these games will be confirmed in the coming days.
Munster Hurling League
Quarter-Final: Kerry v Tipperary
Semi-Final: Clare v Waterford
Semi-Final: Limerick v Tipperary/Kerry
McGrath Cup
Group A: Waterford v Clare
Group A: Clare v Cork
Group A: Cork v Waterford
Group B: Kerry v Limerick
Group B: Limerick v Tipperary
Group B: Tipperary v Kerry
Great performance alright. What a turn around from keats. Great to see him playing with a smile again. Onwards and upwards for munster.
Apparently the birth of his kid changed how he views rugby. He’s in a completely different head space compared to two years ago and it shows on the pitch. Delighted for the guy.
@borgig: could be not being booed by his own fans too
Great to see him come on so strong. Our great leader Joe always kept faith in him when others didn’t. He’s going to get a fair bit of 6 nations rugby and maybe a World Cup too.
In fairness to Keatley, he showed some cojones to come back from the early set backs, even though he’s right about the pass from Murray! Kick to touch seemed to bring the confidence back after that. Don’t think he was as good as everyone seems to think he was but the first choice at 10 in Munster for sure!
Good to see him with a smile on his face on the pitch too!
Good man Keatley you Legend!!!
I’m delighted for Keatley. I think he deserves the praise for his recent good form & hope he keeps it up. If he can keep improving maybe the naysayers will fall away. Hopefully he has another gear. Good luck to him.