Sports

23/10/2009

Draw is made for 2010 GAA Championships

THE DRAW WAS MADE LAST NIGHT FOR THE 2010 GAA PROVINICIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. IN CONNACHT DEFENDING CHAMPIONS MAYO COULD MEET GALWAY AT THE SEMI-FINAL STAGE IF THEY MANAGE TO OVERCOME SLIGO IN THE OPENING ROUND GAME AND GALWAY SURVIVE THE TRIP TO NEW YORK.
IN THE OTHER PRELIMINARY ROUND GAME LONDON FACE ROSCOMMON, WHILE LEITRIM HAVE A BYE TO THE SEMI-FINAL WHERE THEY AWAIT THE WINNERS OF LONDON AND ROSCOMMON.
ELSEWHERE IN THE HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW IN LEINSTER WEXFORD TAKE ON GALWAY IN THE QUARTER FINAL, WHILE THE TRIBESMEN WILL FACE THE WINNERS OF ANTRIM AND OFFALY IN THE SEMI-FINAL IF THEY OVERCOME THAT CHALLENGE. KILKENNY ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DRAW.
KERRY AND CORK HAVE BEEN DRAWN TOGETHER ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE MUNSTER FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR NEXT YEAR. THE DRAW WAS MADE LAST NIGHT AT CROKE PARK.
THE ALL IRELAND CHAMPIONS WILL FACE TIPPERARY IN A PRELIMINARY ROUND, WITH THE WINNERS FACING THE REBELS IN THE SEMI FINALS.
LIMERICK ARE ALSO STRAIGHT INTO THE SEMIS AND WILL FACE THE WINNERS OF CLARE AND WATERFORD.
LEINSTER CHAMPIONS DUBLIN FACE WEXFORD IN THEIR QUARTER-FINAL, WITH KILDARE FACING EITHER LOUTH OR LONGFORD AND MEATH PLAYING OFFALY FOR THE RIGHT TO FACE LAOIS IN THE QUARTERS, AND WESTMEATH PLAYING THE WINNER OF WICKLOW V CARLOW.
IN A REPEAT OF LAST YEAR’S PROVINCIAL FINAL, ANTRIM WILL MEET TYRONE IN THE ULSTER QUARTER-FINALS.
ELSWHERE, MONAGHAN WILL PLAY THE VICTORS OF DERRY V ARMAGH, DONEGAL WILL MEET DOWN AND CAVAN WILL TAKE ON FERMANAGH.
CARLOW AND LAOIS FACE OFF IN THE PRELIMINARY ROUND OF THE LEINSTER HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE RIGHT TO FACE ANTHONY DALY'S DUBLIN. THE WINNERS OF THAT CLASH TAKE ON ALL IRELAND WINNERS KILKENNY, WHO HAVE A BYE INTO THE SEMIS.
THE OTHER QUARTER FINALS PIT WEXFORD AGAINST GALWAY AND ANTRIM AGAINST OFFALY.
IN MUNSTER, BEATEN ALL IRELAND FINALISTS TIPPERARY TAKE ON CORK IN THE PROVINCE'S ONLY QUARTER FINAL.  
JUSTIN MCCARTHY'S LIMERICK AWAIT IN THE SEMI, WITH THE OTHER SEMI FINAL SEEING CLARE TAKE ON WATERFORD.