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It was a dramatic day of action in the St Canice's Credit Union Senior Hurling Championship on Saturday as Dicksboro and Mullinavat both secured their places in the semi-finals. - READ MORE HERE
Attention now turns to Sunday's two senior quarter-finals in UPMC Nowlan Park.
Thomastown v Shamrocks - Sunday at 2pm
It may be the first game of Sunday’s double-header in the Park but it will have the most eyes on it as county champions Thomastown and Shamrocks Ballyhale meet in a huge local derby and it will also be screened live on TG4.
The game is an exact replica of a meeting between the same two clubs at this stage last year which saw Thomastown win out on a 0-21 to 1-16 scoreline before adding the county title a couple of weeks later.
Thomastown have maintained that type of form throughout the league and after resting John Donnelly and Stephen Donnelly in the final loss to O’Loughlin Gaels, they will be locked and loaded this weekend.
Shamrocks on the other hand come into the last eight clash on the back of a huge championship opener success over Erin’s Own and with the likes of Adrian Mullen back from injury, they will relish a crack at revenge against one of their closest rivals.
It’s a game that will go to the wire but the Henry Shefflin factor may just be enough to see Shamrocks dethrone the champions.
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O’Loughlin Gaels v Clara - Sunday at 4pm
The last of the quarter-final ties sees O’Loughlin Gaels face up with Clara.
Brian Hogan’s city side will go into the game as strong favourites as they look to back up their league title success from a fortnight ago. The county final pain from a year ago may not have totally subsided either and they look like the team to beat as things stand.
Clara will go into the game with no pressure on their back but they know they will have to be much improved from their extra-time success over Lisdowney the last day. All the evidence points to an O’Loughlin’s win with a bit to spare.
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