Kilkenny v Galway: Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship preview
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Kilkenny v Galway: Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship preview

This weekend Leinster rivals Kilkenny and Galway face each other in the Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship

Here's a full preview of the game to come.

When is it on?

Sun, Apr 30, 2023

Where it on?

UPMC Nowlan Park

What TV station is it on?

It is on RTE

What time does coverage start?

13.30

Referee

Johnny Murphy

Can I stream the game? 

Yes here

Can I listen to it on the radio?

Yes here

Can I get tickets for the game

Tickets can be found here

What are the odds

Odds can be found here

What happened the last time the sides met in the Championship

1 May 2022: Galway 1-24 Kilkenny 3-17

Squads and scorers that day

Scorers for Galway: Conor Cooney 0-6 (6fs), Joseph Cooney and Brian Concannon 0-4 each, Johnny Coen 1-0, Tom Monaghan 0-3, Cathal Mannion and Fintan Burke (2 sideline cuts) 0-2 each, Padraic Mannion, David Burke, and Cianan Fahy 0-1 each.

Scorers for Kilkenny: Eoin Cody 1-2, Alan Murphy 0-5 (4fs), John Donnelly and Billy Ryan 1-0 each, Walter Walsh and TJ Reid (2fs) 0-3 each, Padraig Walsh 0-2, Adrian Mullen and Mikey Carey 0-1 each.

GALWAY: Eanna Murphy; Jack Grealish, Daithí Burke, Darren Morrissey; Padraic Mannion, Gearóid McInerney, Fintan Burke; Johnny Coen, David Burke; Joseph Cooney, Conor Cooney, Tom Monaghan; Brian Concannon, Cianan Fahy, Cathal Mannion.

Subs: Conor Whelan for Fahy (45), Gavin Lee for Grealish (53), TJ Brennan for Coen (70).

KILKENNY: Eoin Murphy; Mikey Butler, Huw Lawlor, Tommy Walsh; Mikey Carey, Paddy Deegan; James Maher, Adrian Mullen; Walter Walsh, Padraig Walsh, Cillian Buckley; TJ Reid, Billy Ryan, Eoin Cody.

Subs: Alan Murphy for Maher (31), Tom Phelan for Reid (HT), David Blanchfield for Browne (43), John Donnelly for Buckley (55), Martin Keoghan for Ryan (66).

How many Leinster Championships 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 Championship this year: 

Kilkenny Round 1: Kilkenny 0-29 Westmeath 0-7

Galway Round 1: Galway 0-24 Wexford 2-12

Teams for the game

Teams will be announced on Friday

Weather

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