TG4 Intermediate Semi-Final Weekend
TG4 Intermediate Semi-Final Weekend
June 14, 2019
TG4 Championship Previews
Compiled by Jackie Cahill
THE first provincial silverware of 2019 will be handed out this weekend, with the TG4 Munster Senior and Intermediate Champions set to be crowned.
On Sunday, Tipperary and Clare will battle it out for the Intermediate title at Cappamore GAA Grounds in Limerick, with a 12pm start.
Later in the evening, at 6.30pm, it’s the meeting of holders Cork and Waterford in the TG4 Munster Senior Final, a game that will be LIVE on the LGFA’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LadiesGaelicFootball/
Also on Sunday, there are two Leinster Intermediate Semi-Finals down for decision.
Kildare welcome Wexford to St Conleth’s Park in Newbridge for a 2pm start, while there’s also a 2pm throw-in at Páirc Tailteann in Navan, where Meath are the hosts against 2018 runners-up Wicklow.
Before all of that, on Saturday, there are TG4 Ulster Junior and Senior Final slots up for grabs.
There’s a semi-final double-header in Killyclogher, Tyrone, with Antrim and champions Derry meeting in the Junior Semi-Final at 5pm, a game that’s followed by the Senior Semi-Final between holders Donegal and Cavan at 7pm.
TG4 Leinster Intermediate Championship - Semi-Finals
Kildare v Wexford; St Conleth's Park, Newbridge, 2pm
A slot in the Leinster Intermediate Championship Final would represent significant progress for Kildare and Wexford.
Kildare saw off the challenge of Longford to make the last four, while Wexford had a bye.
A competitive championship game will stand Kildare in good stead, while home ground is another advantage, but Wexford have bags of experience in their team.
Kerry native Bernie Breen is still going strong in the middle of the park and with Kildare captain Grace Clifford in the Lilywhites’ engine room, this sector of the field will be crucial.
Neasa Dooley was named on the Lidl Division 3 Team of the League and is a dangerous forward, while Wexford will hope that the likes of Chloe Foxe and Tara Doyle will fire the attacking bullets for the Slaneysiders.
Kildare (v Wexford): C Malone; R Cribbin, S O’Sullivan, S Kendrick; C Sullivan, L Gilbert, T Duggan; S Munnelly, G Clifford; L Curran, C Wheeler, A Rattigan; E Dowling, N Dooley, M McKenna.
Wexford (v Kildare): M.R. Kelly; N Mernagh, M Cullen, A Tormey; C Donnelly, S Murphy, S Harding Kenny; K Kearney, B Breen; N Butler, C Foxe, N Moore; K White, M Byrne, T Doyle.
Meath v Wicklow; Páirc Tailteann, Navan, 2pm
Meath won’t need reminding that Wicklow stunned them in the 2018 TG4 Leinster quarter-final.
If forewarned is forearmed, then we can expect a big performance from Meath this time.
In Division 3 of the Lidl National League, Meath beat Wicklow by 1-18 to 3-6, before the Royals went on to lift the divisional crown.
Beaten TG4 All-Ireland intermediate finalists in 2018, Meath have been in excellent form this year, and they beat last year’s Leinster Champions Laois in the provincial quarter-finals.
Wicklow had to battle hard for their quarter-final victory over Offaly, and they’ll start as underdogs against Meath.
Meath (v Wicklow): M McGuirk; K Newe, S Powderly, O Duff; A Cleary, S Ennis, M Thynne; M O’Shaughnessy, K Byrne; A Leahy, E Duggan, O Byrne; E White, K Nesbitt, V Wall.
Wicklow (v Meath): K Connors; S.J. Winders, S Hogan, A Gillen; L Fusciardi, A Maher, E Mulhall; A Gorman, S Delahunt; J Kinch, L Ahern, M Deeney; A Murphy, L Hogan, C Fox.
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