Huge senior hurling games take place under the Thursday night lights
The Group 1 games will all throw in under lights at 8pm while in Group 2, there are 6.15pm starts.
THERE IS A terrific Thursday on the cards in the Whitebox Senior Hurling Championship as all six games take place before the weekend.
The Group 1 games will all throw in under lights at 8pm while in Group 2, there are 6.15pm starts.
Group 2 is the less complicated one permutations wise.
Kildimo-Pallaskenry need to win to have any hopes of senior survival. The 2020 Premier Intermediate champions will be looking to extend their stay at the top table when they face Patrickswell in Caherdavin.
Should they get over the line, they then need to hope Newcastle West suffer defeat to Adare in Mick Neville Park. Such circumstances would mean a play-off would be needed.
Matters at the Rathkeale venue are also important at the other end of the table. Adare’s positive head-to-head records against both Patrickswell and Garryspillane, as well as a healthy score difference means elimination is perhaps unlikely, but Mark Foley’s men will want a positive result to confirm their quarter-final spot.
Should Adare lose and Patrickswell defeat KP, then the Well need Garryspillane to defeat unbeaten Mungret-St Paul’s in Doon.
A three-way tie on six points mean score difference would become the tie-breaker with Adare well ahead of their rivals.
An even bigger turnaround is needed to knock Na Piarsaigh out of the top-four in Group 1.
Should they lose to Ballybrown in Adare, the Clarina men will have the head-to-head advantage and they will reach the semi-final if Doon lose to Ahane (in Mick Neville Park) and Kilmallock beat Monaleen (in Knocklong).
Ahane need a positive result to avoid dropping to Group 2 next season. A victory for the club celebrating their centenary will drag opponents Doon, Monaleen and Ahane into the dogfight. Ahane are on two points with their three rivals all on three points.
Should two teams finish level on points at the bottom, a play-off will be required. If three teams are level on points, then score difference will be used.
Kilmallock go into their clash with Monaleen assured of top spot and a semi-final place.
All six games are live on Limerick GAA TV through StreamSport.