Countdown to senior hurlers trip to Tipp

Semple Stadium, Thurles hosts the last action of the 2015 GAA hurling All-Ireland senior championships next Sunday before they head for Croke Park for the big August/September finale.

Next Sunday is All-Ireland quarter-final day, with the Semple Stadium programme as follows:

MH: Galway v Limerick, 12.0

SH: Dublin v Waterford, 2.0

SH: Cork v Galway, 4.0

DUBLIN vs WATERFORD

HOW THEY GOT HERE

DUBLIN

Galway 1-17 Dublin 0-20 (Leinster quarter-final)

Galway 5-19 Dublin 1-18 (Leinster quarter-final) Replay

Dublin 4-17 Laois 0-19 (Round 1 Qualifier)

Dublin 1-17 Limerick 1-16 (Round 2 Qualifiers)

DUBLIN SCORERS

Paul Ryan..................... 0-24 (0-13 frees, 0-3 ‘65s’)

David Treacy.......... ....0-13 (0-9 frees, 0-2 ‘65s’)

Mark Schutte................2-6

Eamonn Dillon.............1-5

Conal Keaney..............1-3

‘Dotsy’ O’Callaghan...2-0

Danny Sutcliffe.... .....0-4

Liam Rushe................0-3

Ryan O’Dwyer...........0-3

Daire Plunkett............0-3

Johnny McCaffrey.... 0-2

Darragh O’Connell....0-2

Cian Boland...............0-2

Simon Lambert......... 0-1

Shane Barrett............ 0-1

WATERFORD

Waterford 3-19 Cork 1-21 (Munster semi-final)

Tipperary 0-21 Waterford 0-16 (Munster final)

WATERFORD SCORERS

Maurice Shanahan...1-17 (0-10 frees, 0-3 ‘65s’)

Kevin Moran............0-4

Jake Dillon................1-0

Tom Devine..............1-0

Austin Gleeson..........0-3 (0-2 frees)

Stephen Bennett.......0-2

Shane Bennett..........0-2

Colin Dunford..........0-2

Patrick Curran...........0-2

Shane Fives.............. 0-2

Tadhg De Burca........0-1

PREVIOUS CHAMPIONSHIP CLASHES

2005: Waterford 4-17 Dublin 1-3 (All-Ireland qualifiers)

1948: Waterford 6-7 Dublin 2-2

1938: Dublin 2-5 Waterford 1-6

DUBLIN IN ALL-IRELAND QUARTER-FINALS

Dublin have won one and lost two of their previous three appearances in the All-Ireland quarter-final.

2014: Tipperary 2-23 Dublin 0-16

2011: Dublin 3-13 Limerick 0-18

2009: Limerick 2-18 Dublin 1-17

WATERFORD IN ALL-IRELAND QUARTER-FINALS

Waterford have won six, drawn one and lost two of their previous nine quarter-finals.

2012: Cork 1-19 Waterford 0-19

2011: Waterford 2-23 Galway 2-13

2009: Waterford 1-16 Galway 0-18

2008: Waterford 2-19 Wexford 3-15

2007: Waterford 2-17 Cork 0-20 (Replay)

2007: Waterford 3-16 Cork 3-16 (Draw)

2006: Waterford 1-22 Tipperary 3-14

2005: Cork 1-18 Waterford 1-13

1998: Waterford 1-20 Galway 1-10

CORK vs GALWAY

HOW THEY GOT HERE

CORK

Waterford 3-19 Cork 1-21 (Munster semi-final)

Cork 2-22 Wexford 0-20 (Round 1 Qualifier)

Cork 0-20 Clare 0-17 (Round 1 Qualifier)

CORK SCORERS

Patrick Horgan........... 1-24 (0-17 frees, 1-0 pen)

Conor Lehane............. 1-9

Pa Cronin.....................0-8

Seamus Harnedy......... 1-3

Bill Cooper.................. 0-4

Alan Cadogan............. 0-3

Aidan Walsh............... 0-2

Brian Lawton .......... ... 0-2

Luke O’Farrell.............0-1

Mark Ellis....................0-1

Daniel Kearney...........0-1

Darren McCarthy.........0-1

Damien Cahalane.........0-1

Cormac Murphy ..........0-1

Jamie Coughlan ............0-1

Paudie O’Sullivan.........0-1

GALWAY

Galway 1-17 Dublin 0-20 (Leinster quarter-final)

Galway 5-19 Dublin 1-18 (Leinster quarter-final) Replay

Galway 3-28 Laois 1-14 (Leinster semi-final)

Kilkenny 1-25 Galway 2-15 (Leinster final)

GALWAY SCORERS

Joe Canning............ 4-32 (0-20 frees, 0-3 ‘65s)

Cathal Mannion........3-8

Jason Flynn..............1-11 (0-7frees)

Cyril Donnellan........ 0-7

Davy Glennon.......... 1-2

Andy Smith .............0-4

Johnny Coen........... .1-0

Joseph Cooney.........1-0

Aidan Harte............ 0-3

David Burke.............0-3

Padraig Brehony......0-2

Niall Healy................0-2

Padraig Mannion........0-2

John Hanbury.............0-1

Jonathon Glynn..........0-1

Fergal Moore .............0-1

Previous Championship Clashes

This will be the 33rd championship clash between the counties, with Cork winning 25 to Galway’s 7 from the previous 32. All of Galway’s seven wins have come in the last 40 years, a period in which they lead Cork 7-6. Galway have won their last three championship clashes with Cork.

2012: Galway 0-22 Cork 0-17 (All-Ireland semi-final)

2011: Galway 2-23 Cork 1-14 (All-Ireland qualifiers)

2009: Galway 1-19 Cork 0-15 (All-Ireland qualifiers)

2008: Cork 0-23 Galway 2-15 (All-Ireland qualifiers)

2005: Cork 1-21 Galway 1-16 (All-Ireland final)

2002: Galway 0-21 Cork 1-9 (All-Ireland qualifier)

1990: Cork 5-15 Galway 2-21 (All-Ireland final)

1986: Cork 4-13 Galway 2-15 (All-Ireland final)

1985: Galway 4-12 Cork 5-5 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1983: Cork 5-14 Galway 1-16 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1979: Galway 2-14 Cork 1-13 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1977: Cork 3-14 Galway 1-15 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1975: Galway 4-15 Cork 2-19 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1969: Cork 3-15 Galway 1-10 (Munster semi-final)

1968: Cork 3-15 Galway 1-6 (Munster semi-final)

1964: Cork 4-14 Galway 2-7 (Munster quarter-final)

1954: Cork 4-13 Galway 2-1 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1953: Cork 3-3 Galway 0-8 (All-Ireland final)

1952: Cork 1-5 Galway 0-6 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1946: Cork 2-10 Galway 0-3 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1944: Cork 1-10 Galway 3-3 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1942: Cork 6-8 Galway 2-4 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1929: Cork 4-9 Galway 1-3 (All-Ireland final)

1928: Cork 6-12 Galway 1-0 (All-Ireland final)

1927: Cork 5-6 Galway 0-2 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1919: Cork 3-8 Galway 0-2 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1914: Cork 6-6 Galway 0-0 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1910: Cork 7-3 Galway 1-0 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1908: Cork 2-8 Galway 1-7 (1907 All-Ireland semi-final)

1906: Cork 5-13 Galway 0-4 (1905 All-Ireland semi-final)

1902: Cork 10-13 Galway 0-10 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1901: Cork 7-12 Galway 1-3 (All-Ireland semi-final)

THIS YEAR….

Cork and Galway clashed in the Allianz League in Pearse Stadium on March 16 last, when the Leesiders won by 2-17 to 0-20.

GALWAY IN ALL-IRELAND QUARTER-FINALS

Galway are appearing in their 15th All-Ireland quarter-final, having won three, drawn one and lost ten of their previous fourteen.

2013: Clare 1-23 Galway 2-14

2011: Waterford 2-23 Galway 2-13

2010: Tipperary 3-17 Galway 3-16

2009: Waterford 1-16 Galway 0-18

2007: Kilkenny 3-22 Galway 1-18

2006: Kilkenny 2-22 Galway 3-14

2005: Galway 2-20 Tipperary 2-18

2002: Clare 1-15 Galway 0-17

2001: Galway 4-23 Derry 1-11

2000: Galway 1-14 Tipperary 0-15

1999: Clare 3-18 Galway 2-14 (Replay)

1999: Clare 3-15 Galway 2-18 (Draw)

1998: Waterford 1-20 Galway 1-10

1997: Kilkenny 4-15 Galway 3-16

CORK IN ALL-IRELAND QUARTER-FINALS

This will be Cork’s 10th appearance in the All-Ireland quarter-finals, having won seven, drawn one and lost one of the previous nine.

2013: Cork 0-19 Kilkenny 0-14

2012: Cork 1-19 Waterford 0-19

2010: Cork 1-25 Antrim 0-19

2008: Cork 2-19 Clare 2-17

2007: Waterford 2-17 Cork 0-20 (Replay)

2007: Waterford 3-16 Cork 3-16 (Draw)

2006: Cork 0-19 Limerick 0-18

2005: Cork 1-18 Cork 1-13

2004: Cork 2-26 Antrim 0-10

2015 GAA HURLING ALL-IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

LEINSTER

Round Robin:

Westmeath 2-19 Carlow 2-17; Antrim 5-17 Laois 3-22;

Westmeath 1-21 Antrim 0-7; Laois 1-17 Carlow 1-14;

Laois 1-20 Westmeath 1-17; Carlow 2-18 Antrim 1-11.

Quarter-finals:

May 31: Dublin 0-20 Galway 1-17, Croke Park;

June 6: Replay: Galway 5-19 Dublin 1-18, Tullamore;

June 7: Laois 0-29 Offaly 0-21, Portlaoise; Wexford 1-24 Westmeath 1-16, Mullingar.

Semi-final:

June 20: Galway 3-28 Laois 1-14, Tullamore

June 21: Kilkenny 5-25 Wexford 0-16, Nowlan Park.

Final:

July 5: Kilkenny 1-25 Galway 2-15, Croke Park

MUNSTER

First Round:

May 25: Limerick 1-19 Clare 2-15, Thurles.

Semi-finals:

June 7: Waterford 3-19 Cork 1-21, Thurles;

June 21: Tipperary 4-23 Limerick 1-16, Gaelic Grounds.

Final:

July 13. Tipperary 0-21 Waterford 0-16, Thurles

ALL-IRELAND QUALIFIERS

Round 1:

July 4: Dublin 4-17 Laois 0-19, Portlaoise; Clare 3-26 Offaly 0-15, Ennis; Cork 2-22 Wexford 0-20, Innovate Wexford Park.

July 5: Limerick 4-15 Westmeath 1-12, Mullingar.

Round 2:

July 11: Dublin 1-17 Limerick 1-16, Thurles; Cork 0-20 Clare 0-17, Thurles

Quarter-finals:

July 26: Dublin v Waterford, Thurles, Galway v Cork, Thurles.

Semi-final:

August 9: Kilkenny v quarter-final winner, Croke Park

August 16: Semi-final: Tipperary v quarter-final winner.

Final

September 6: Croke Park