Sunday's Club Hurling and Football Previews

Ulster Club SF Championship replays

Bellaghy v Castleblayney - Ballinascreen (3.30)

There is a sense that having been two goals to the good on home soil, Castleblayney Faughs would have been best advised to dispense with Bellaghy on the first day of asking.

The Derry side will be a different prospect this time and are unlikely to be stung for two goals again. They steadily asserted their authority in the second half of the drawn game, confining Castleblayney to two points and the Monaghan team must have wondered at the sight of Kieran Tavey clipping an equalising free in a match which had looked on for the taking at half-time.

A bright spot for Castleblayney is the injury worries which have beset their opponents. Bellaghy are still concerned about Paul and Cathal Diamond and midfielder John Mullholland. However, they have enough in reserve to push on to the next round.

Verdict: Bellaghy.

Enniskillen Gaels v Burren Enniskillen (3.30).

Enniskillen take this tie back to home territory as a result of a last-minute goal by Ronan McCabe. As so often with the county side, Paul Brewster orchestrated a series of revivals to keep his team in contention against a Burren side who will expect to advance this time. Stefan White and former Down veteran John Shorty Treanor form the nucleus of Burren's attacking ambitions; they hit 0-5 and 1-2 respectively in the 1-12 to 1-12 draw last weekend.

Enniskillen, however, displayed a lot of courage in a battling second-half display and despite nursing a few bruises throughout the week look to have taken the momentum back home with them. Twice Burren opened significant leads in the drawn game and both times, the Fermanagh side responded.

Verdict: Enniskillen.

Cork SHC semi-final replay

Blackrock v St Finbarr's - Pairc Ui Rinn (3.30)

St Finbarr's steady accumulation of 16 points in the drawn game looked a secure enough platform to push them through to the final but Fergal Ryan's last-gasp goal forces them to do it all again. Question is, will the Blackrock defence be so accommodating tomorrow? With three potential All-Stars, they will be hoping to reduce the spread of 'Rock scorers - six featured in all - and up the quality of their own attack. If they succeed in this, they will have enough to make St Finbarr's rue the closing seconds of the draw.

Verdict: Blackrock.

Clare SHC semi-final

St Joseph's Doora-Barefield v Clarecastle - Newmarket (3.30)

Clash of the giants in Loughnane country. The All-Ireland champions have been forced to play second fiddle to Clarecastle every time they have met this decade. They won last year without meeting their bogey team.

Their paths to this latest meeting point have been markedly different. Clarecastle, led by Anthony Daly, have been cruising; St Joseph's reliant on guts, luck and sheer resilience.

The feeling is they are too tired for this challenge and will succumb to Clarecastle's force of will. If both teams fire, it could be a classic.

A lot will depend on St Joseph's big three of Baker, O'Connor and McMahon and it is difficult to imagine them being anything other than primed for this, the potential match of the day.

Verdict: St Joseph's.

Wexford SHC final

Rathnure v St Martin's - Enniscorthy (3.30)

The live televised game of the day. Rathnure, the reigning Leinster champions, are hotly tipped to regain their crown and take their 18th title. With the Guiney twins, Rod and Dave, again on song and Paul Codd still lethal from frees, St Martin's look to have a tough afternoon ahead.

They last contested a final in 1994 (beaten then by Oulart-the-Ballagh) but have since seen players like Rory McCarthy and Tomas Codd assume leadership of the team.

Verdict: Rathure.

Tipperary SHC final

Eire Og v Toomevara - Thurles (3.30)

Last time these sides met, in the divisional final, Toomevara claimed the scalp, emerging as four-point winners. That has been pretty much the way of it throughout the 90s. Few will argue against Toomevara, led by Tommy Dunne, collecting their fifth title of the 90s and again mounting a significant charge for provincial honours. Eire Og (Nenagh) are not without pedigree, having already collected one championship earlier in the decade. Their challenge will be fronted by old warhorse Michael Cleary, still a star in the forwards, and Eddie and Kevin Tucker.

Toomevara, though, can again rely on the likes of George Frend and Michael Beavins and would appear to have too much strength in depth.

Verdict: Toomervara.