Leinster club hurling draws 2009

[Plain of the Herbs]

Just to summarise who's left . . .

Wexford – Oulart-The Ballagh, Buffer’s Alley

Kilkenny – Ballyhale, O’Loughlin Gaels, Clara, Erin’s Own, James Stephens

Dublin – St. Vincent’s, Craobh Chiarain, Ballyboden-St. Enda’s, Crumlin, O’Toole’s, St. Patrick’s-Palmerstown, Kilmacud Crokes, Lucan Sarsfields

Westmeath – Clonkill

Laois – Cluck-Ballacolla, Portlaoise

Offaly – Birr, Tullamore, Coolderry, Kilcormac-Klloughey


And the draw, as stated on the previous page of this topic is as follows:-

1. Wexford v Kilkenny 01.11.2009 Wexford
2. 1 v Dublin 15.11.2009 Home Venue 1
3. Westmeath v Laois 01.11.2009 Westmeath
4. 3 v Offaly 15.11.2009 Home Venue 3
FINAL: 2 v 4 29.11.2009

The only remarkable part of this is that if Birr reach the final and the Kilkenny champions do likewise, Birr would have to travel to Kilkenny for the third year running. That's the bad luck of the draw. My point is, coculd they not play these on an alternating 'home and away' basis rather than the 'top of the draw' basis that currently exists. If this remains the case Birr (or the Offaly champions) could have to go to Kilkenny every year from here to eternity.

Ditto the Leinster Under 21 hurling championship. Offaly rarely get a home draw, but Wexford is worse. They haven't had a home draw in that grade since 2005. Dublin have only had to travel to Clane in that period and have had each of Kilkenny, Offaly and Wexford in Parnell Park TWICE in the last three years.

I suspect they don't mix up the balls in the pot and they come out in the same order they go in. Remember 'Áth Cliath' is first alphabetically and 'Uíbh Fháilí' is last.

[Plain of the Herbs]

And then there were eleven. . .

Wexford – Oulart-The Ballagh

Kilkenny – Ballyhale, James Stephens

Dublin – Craobh Chiarain, Ballyboden-St. Enda’s, O’Toole’s, Lucan Sarsfields

Westmeath – Clonkill

Laois – Cluck-Ballacolla

Offaly – Tullamore, Kilcormac-Klloughey


And the draw, as stated on the previous page of this topic is as follows:-

1. Wexford v Kilkenny 01.11.2009 Wexford
2. 1 v Dublin 15.11.2009 Home Venue 1
3. Westmeath v Laois 01.11.2009 Westmeath
4. 3 v Offaly 15.11.2009 Home Venue 3
FINAL: 2 v 4 29.11.2009

[Plain of the Herbs]

Seems Brosna Gaels are out on Saturday . . .

Saturday 17th October 2009
Leinster Club Junior Hurling Championship – Extra time if necessary
Borris in Ossory: Borris in Ossory v Brosna Gaels, Offaly @ 2.30 pm P. O’Dwyer (Carlow)

[True Red]

I might have missed something but i thought amalgamations werent allowed in the Leinster Club Championship?

[Oceans 15]

I might have missed something but i thought amalgamations werent allowed in the Leinster Club Championship?

Brosna Gael are allowed to participate because they are a parish team apart from Tubber.The only Tubber man involved is Bernard Allen who is a sub. He obviously won't be allowed play in the Leinster campaign.