Kilkenny's near neighbours round off counties competing in 2027 Leinster SHC
Laois replace Kildare in next year’s provincial campaign
Kilkenny’s full list of opponents in the 2027 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship has been revealed after Laois defeated Carlow in Saturday’s Joe McDonagh Cup Final in Croke Park.
Laois had nine points to spare over the Barrowsiders as they made up for defeats in 2023 and 2024 to Offaly and Kildare respectively.
The O’Moore County replace the aforementioned Kildare who were relegated in their first year in the round-robin and the Midlanders will hope to make a big impact despite the big step up in standard.
It’s the first time they have won the competition since Kilkenny’s Eddie Brennan led them to victory back in 2019 in advance of a shock preliminary quarter-final success over Dublin.
If the 2027 provincial campaign runs along the same lines as previous seasons, Kilkenny will have trips to Portlaoise and Wexford Park as well as having home games against new Leinster kingpins Galway, Dublin and Offaly.