Kilmallock v Ballygunner Munster club hurling semi-final, Digi Mart USA News: Kilmallock are preparing for a Munster club senior hurling championship semi-final against defending provincial and All-Ireland champions Ballygunner at Walsh Park in Waterford city on Sunday. Kilmallock return to the Munster club SHC for the first time in five seasons after a memorable Whitebox Senior Hurling Championship success in Limerick.
Ballygunner are the strong favourites on paper, and the venue adds to their challenge. The Waterford champions have a formidable record at Walsh Park and have regularly won Waterford SHC quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals there, while Kilmallock travelled to Limerick several times in a row before this fixture.
Kilmallock arrive on a run of form, having gone through the Limerick campaign with a 100% record. The side includes goalkeeper Conor Hanley Clarke, players with All-Ireland medals Graeme Mulcahy and Shane O’Brien, and younger players Jackie Dwane and Pierce Connery.
Source reporting also named Ballygunner’s Stephen O’Keeffe, Ian Kenny, Pauric Mahony, Dessie Hutchinson and Kevin Mahony among the leading names in their ranks.
The match will not be shown live on TV. TG4 will broadcast the other Munster SHC semi-final between Thurles Sarsfields and Inagh-Kilnamona.
Clubber, which holds the rights to Munster club GAA games not televised on TG4, is set to show the Kilmallock game.
Other provincial fixtures this weekend include Dromin-Athlaca against Clarecastle in Kilmallock, Caherline against Dr Crokes of Killarney in east Limerick, and Fr Caseys against Cork Premier SFC champions Nemo Rangers in Pairc Ui Rinn. Clubber is also expected to stream the Fr Caseys game.
Source reporting on the Kilmallock fixture was published by the Limerick Leader, and the details above have not been independently verified.
