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Waterford to host Clare in league quarter-final

Waterford to host Clare in league quarter-final
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Waterford have been given home advantage for their Allianz Hurling League quarter-final with Clare.

A toss of a coin was used to decide the venue, with Walsh Park confirmed as hosting the game which has a 3pm throw-in on Saturday.

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Waterford produced a strong second half performance to overturn a ten-point half-time deficit to defeat Galway in the Allianz hurling league in Walsh Park yesterday

Galway were leading heading into five additional minutes, before a sweeping team move saw Shane Bennett raise the green flag and hand Waterford a morale boosting win heading into next weekend's Quarter-Final against Clare

The final score from Walsh Park, Waterford 1 - 18 Galway 2 - 13

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Saturday's game will be broadcast live on WLR with commentary team Kieran O' Connor and Eoin Murphy, thanks to George Corbett Skoda.

How they got there

Clare finished third in 1A (two wins, two defeats, one draw) while Waterford came second in 1B (four wins, one defeat). Clare and Waterford met twice last year, with the Deise winning by 1-23 to 1-20 in 1A before the Banner gained revenge in the Munster championship (2-27 to 2-18).

Clare and Waterford are bidding to reach the semi-finals for the first time since 2016, the year they went on to contest the final, which Clare won in a replay.

CLARE
Tipperary 2-16 Clare 1-11
Clare 2-20 Kilkenny 1-22
Cork 1-20 Clare 0-20
Clare 2-22 Wexford 1-22
Clare 2-11 Limerick 1-14
Played 5: Won 2, Lost 2, Drew 1.

WATERFORD
Waterford 2-28 Offaly 0-7
Waterford 4-22 Laois 1-15
Waterford 3-15 Carlow 0-10
Dublin 1-26 Waterford 4-15
Waterford 1-18 Galway 2-13
Played 5, Won 4, Lost 1

Fixtures

All-Ireland champions, Limerick are through to the semi-finals of the Allianz Hurling League and will take on Tipperary or Dublin in the semi-final on the weekend after next. Limerick clinched a place in the last four with a 17-point win over Laois last Saturday.

The other semi-finals will be between the winners of Galway v Wexford and Clare v Waterford. The three-remaining quarter-finals will be played on Saturday.

Galway's quarter final with Wexford will throw-in at 1.30 on Saturday at Pearse Stadium.

Saturday's other last-8 tie sees Tipperary face Dublin from 4.30.

And the relegation playoff meeting of Kilkenny and Cork throws in at 2 at Nowlan Park.

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