Clare face possible clash with Cork in Munster semi-final

Davy Fitzgerald and his All-Ireland winning Clare hurlers face a possible rematch with Cork in the Munster Championship semi-finals in 2014.

Clare beat Cork in last Sunday’s replay to finish off a memorable hurling championship and they will meet again in the last for in Munster if Cork can see off Fitzgerald’s old charges Waterford in the only quarter-final match.

The other semi-final sees this year’s Munster champions Limerick face Tipperary for the second year in a row, after they beat their great rivals 1-18 to 1-15 in the semi-final ahead of beating Cork in the decider.

The Leinster hurling draw sees a new round-robin system involving Antrim, Carlow, Laois, London and Westmeath, with the winners and runners-up going through to the quarter-finals.

The winners of the round-robin will face Wexford, while the runners-up will face last year’s beaten provincial finalists Galway. The third quarter-final sees Kilkenny take on Offaly.

They lost to Dublin in the decider and Anthony Daly’s side will join the competition at the semi-final stage, where they will take on either Wexford or the round-robin winner. The second semi-final will see the winner of the Kilkenny v Offaly match play either Galway or the round-robin runner-up.

All-Ireland football champions Dublin will open their defence of the Leinster title with quarter-final against either Wexford or Laois. The winners of the first round game between Longford and Offaly will take on Wexford in the quarter-finals, while Westmeath or Louth will take on Kildare. The other quarter-final pits Carlow against Meath.

Dublin would avoid Meath in the semi-finals if they can win their quarter-final, taking on either Wexford or the winners of the Longford and Offaly game. The other semi-final would see the winner of Carlow v Meath game take on Kildare or the winners from the Westmeath and Louth game.

Ulster is as intriguing as ever, with Tyrone facing a preliminary round clash with Down, with the winners taking on Ulster champions Monaghan in the quarter-finals.

Derry will host 2012 All-Ireland champions Donegal in the last eight, while Fermanagh play Antrim and Armagh play Cavan. Tyrone and Donegal are on opposite sides of the semi-final draw .

Defeated All-Ireland finalists Mayo will play New York in a preliminary round clash in Connacht, with the winners facing either Roscommon or Leitrim in the semi-finals.

Beaten provincial champions London will host Galway in the quarter-finals, with the winner facing Sligo in the semi-finals.

2014 PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRAWS

HURLING

LEINSTER
Antrim, Carlow, Laois, London and Westmeath will play in a round-robin play-off. Winners and runners-up go to quarter-finals.

Leinster SHC quarter-finals: Winner of round-robin v Wexford; Round-robin runner-up v Galway; Kilkenny v Offaly.

Leinster SHC semi-finals: Dublin v Wexford or round-robin winner; Kilkenny/Offaly v Galway/round-robin runner-up.

MUNSTER
Quarter-finals: Waterford v Cork. Semi-finals: Tipperary v Limerick; Clare v Waterford or Cork.

FOOTBALL

MUNSTER
Quarter-finals: Tipperary v Limerick; Clare v Waterford. Semi-finals: Cork v Tipperary or Limerick; Kerry v Clare or Waterford.

CONNACHT
Preliminary round: New York v Mayo. Quarter-finals: London v Galway; Roscommon v Leitrim. Semi-finals: London/Galway v Sligo; New York/Mayo v Roscommon/Leitrim.

ULSTER
Preliminary round: Tyrone v Down. Quarter-finals: Monaghan v Tyrone/Down; Fermanagh v Antrim; Derry v Donegal; Armagh v Cavan. Semi-finals: Fermanagh/Antrim v Derry/Donegal; Armagh/Cavan v Monaghan/Tyrone or Down.

LEINSTER
First round: Wicklow v Laois; Longford v Offaly; Westmeath v Louth. Quarter-finals: Wexford/Laois v Dublin; Longford/Offaly v Wexford; Westmeath/Louth v Kildare; Carlow v Meath. Semi-finals: Wicklow/Laois or Dublin v Longford/Offaly or Wexford; Westmeath/Louth or Kildare v Carlow/Meath.