THIS WEEKEND Kilkenny takes on Galway in the Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final.
Here's a full preview of the game
Leinster Final tickets on sale at https://t.co/yG58ew8Gw9 or selected Centra & Supervalu stores.
๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐! ๐ช๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ 1:15๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐! pic.twitter.com/mSzLr5L72jโ Kilkenny GAA (@KilkennyCLG) June 6, 2023
When is it on?
Sun, Jun 11, 2023
What time is it on?
16.00
What TV station is it on?
RTE TWO
Where is it on?
Croke Park
What time does coverage start?
15.40pm
Can I listen to it on the radio?
You can listen to updates on RTE
Are there tickets still available
Tickets can be found here
What are the odds
Odds can be found here
Referee
Sean Stack
What happened the last time the sides played
April 2023: Kilkenny 0-28 - 1-25 Galway
Squads and scorers that day
Scorers for Kilkenny: TJ Reid 0-9 (8fs), Eoin Cody 0-6, Darragh Corcoran, Adrian Mullen, John Donnelly, Billy Ryan, and Martin Keoghan 0-2 each, Mikey Butler, Timmy Clifford, and David Blanchfield 0-1 each.
Scorers for Galway: Brian Concannon 1-5, Evan Niland 0-7 (6fs), Conor Whelan 0-2, Padraic Mannion, Daithi Burke, Joseph Cooney, Cianan Fahy, Ronan Glennon, Cathal Mannion, Kevin Cooney, Conor Cooney, Jason Flynn, Liam Collins, and Declan McLoughlin 0-1 each.
Kilkenny: Eoin Murphy; Mikey Butler, Huw Lawlor, Tommy Walsh; David Blanchfield, Richie Reid, Padraig Walsh; Darragh Corcoran, Conor Fogarty; Timmy Clifford, Adrian Mullen, John Donnelly; Billy Ryan, TJ Reid, Eoin Cody.
Subs: Martin Keoghan for Clifford (HT), Cian Kenny for P Walsh (46), Alan Murphy for Donnelly (65), Cillian Buckley for Fogarty (70+3).
Galway: Eanna Murphy; Jack Grealish, Gearoid McInerney, TJ Brennan; Padraic Mannion, Daithi Burke, Joseph Cooney; Cianan Fahy, Ronan Glennon; Cathal Mannion, Conor Cooney, Kevin Cooney; Conor Whelan, Brian Concannon, Evan Niland.
Subs: Jason Flynn for C Cooney (58), Fintan Burke for Glennon (60), Liam Collins for Fahy (65), Declan McLoughlin for Whelan (68).
How many Leinster titles has each side won
Kilkenny (74): 1888, 1893, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022
Galway (3): 2012, 2017, 2018
Results in the Leinster Championship this year
Round 1:
22 April 2023: Galway 0-24 - 2-12 Wexford (Pearse Stadium)
22 April 2023: Kilkenny 0-29 - 0-07 Westmeath (UPMC Nowlan Park)
Round 2:
30 April 2023: Kilkenny 0-28 - 1-25 Galway (Kilkenny)
Round 3:
6 May 2023: Westmeath 0-17 - 6-33 Galway (Mullingar)
7 May 2023: Antrim 3-20 - 5-31 Kilkenny (Belfast)
Round 4:
20 May 2023: Kilkenny 0-27 - 0-21 Dublin (UPMC Nowlan Park)
21 May 2023: Galway 5-29 - 1-22 Antrim (Pearse Stadium)
Round 5:
28 May 2023: Dublin 2-22 - 1-25 Galway (Croke Park)
28 May 2023: Wexford 4-23 - 5-18 Kilkenny
Teams for the game
Teams will be announced on Friday
Weather
Updates can be found here