Celtic Challenge quarter-final pairings

The quarter-final draw for the Bank of Ireland Celtic Challenge (U17) hurling competition has pitted Dublin Clarke against Tipperary Blue and Dublin Plunkett against Kilkenny Black.

The quarter-finals will take place this Saturday, with the semi-finals seven days later.

In Corn John Scott Dublin Plunkett will play Kilkenny Black in the National Sports Campus, Abbotstown (Pitch 1, 12.0) with Dublin Clarke facing Tipperary Blue, also in Corn John Scott, in Abbotstown (Pitch 4, 2.30).

Dublin Clarke and Plunkett both participated in Group C during the round-robin phase with Dublin Clarke finishing as runners-up behind the unbeaten Wexford.

Clarke enjoyed wins over Laois, Plunkett and Offaly after losing their opening game to Wexford.

Plunkett lost their opening three games to Wexford, Offaly and Dublin Clarke before defeating Laois in their concluding game.

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CELTIC CHALLENGE GROUP C: Results

Round 1: Wexford 0-20 Dublin Plunkett 2-12; Laois 3-18 Offaly 2-15

Round 2: Offaly 2-11 Dublin Plunkett 2-10; Wexford 2-15 Dublin Clarke 1-12

Round 3: Dublin Clarke 1-20 Laois 1-11; Wexford 4-20 Offaly 2-6

Round 4: Dublin Clarke 6-18 Dublin Plunkett 1-16; Wexford 5-21 Laois 2-15

Round 5: Dublin Plunkett 0-23 Laois 3-12; Dublin Clarke 1-19 Offaly 1-15

CELTIC CHALLENGE GROUP C: Table

                              P  W  D  L   PTS

Wexford                4   4   0   0     8

Dublin Clarke      4  3   0   1      6

Dublin Plunkett   4  1  0   3       2

Laois                     4  1  0  3        2

Offaly                    4  1  0  2        2

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BANK OF IRELAND CELTIC CHALLENGE

QUARTER-FINALS (Saturday, June 15)

Corn Michael Hogan

East Cork v West Cork

Tipperary Gold v North Cork

Kilkenny Amber v Galway McDonagh

Wexford v Galway Maroon

Corn John Scott

Tipperary Blue v Dublin Clarke

Dublin Plunkett v Kilkenny Black

Kerry v Waterford

Cork City v Limerick Treaty

Corn William Robinson

Galway Tribesmen v Laois

Clare Blues v Clare Saffrons

Derry v Offaly

Westmeath v Down

Corn Jerome O’Leary

Limerick Sarsfields v Carlow

Kildare Lily Whites v Roscommon

Wicklow Blue v Armagh

Meath v Tyrone

Corn Michael Feery

Wicklow Gold v Antrim

Kildare Cadets v Mayo

Louth v Donegal

Monaghan v Sligo

Corn Tom Hogan

Semi-finals (Saturday, June 22)

Fermanagh v Longford

Cavan v Leitrim