2024 All Eire Hurling Closing Preview & Beginning Groups: Clare v Cork
Reside scores for Cork v Clare
After thirty-three video games over fourteen drama-filled weeks, it’s right down to the final two within the GAA hurling All-Eire championships. Step ahead, Clare and Cork, for an All-Eire remaining that guarantees to offer a becoming climax to what has been an excellent season. It throws in at 3.30 PM in Croke Park on Sunday and can be refereed by Johnny Murphy from Limerick.
Cork and Clare final met within the All-Eire remaining in 2013 when the Banner boys gained a replay. That was additionally the final time that neither the Leinster nor Munster champions reached the ultimate. Clare reached this 12 months’s Munster remaining, dropping to Limerick; Cork completed third within the Munster round-robin. Cork are bidding for his or her thirty first All-Eire win whereas Clare will try to win their fifth crown. This would be the eighth time {that a} workforce that didn’t win a provincial title went on to win the All-Eire title later within the season. The earlier winners via this route have been Offaly 1998, Cork 2004, Tipperary 2010, Kilkenny 2012, Clare 2013, Limerick 2018, Tipperary 2019.
How They Reached the Closing
Clare
– Limerick 3-15 Clare 1-18 (Munster round-robin)– Clare 3-26 Cork 3-24 (Munster round-robin)– Clare 4-21 Waterford 2-26 (Munster round-robin)– Clare 1-24 Tipperary 0-24 (Munster round-robin)– Limerick 1-26 Clare 1-20 (Munster remaining)– Clare 2-28 Wexford 1-19 (All-Eire quarter-final)– Clare 0-24 Kilkenny 2-16 (All-Eire semi-final)
**Document**: Received 5, Misplaced 2
Prime Scorers:
– A McCarthy: 1-53 (0-41 frees, 0-1 ‘65’)– M Rodgers: 2-23 (0-11 frees, 0-1 ‘65’, 0-1 s/l)– D Fitzgerald: 2-18– S O’Donnell: 2-13– T Kelly: 1-16 (0-3 frees)– P Duggan: 1-7– D Ryan: 1-7
Cork
– Waterford 2-25 Cork 1-25 (Munster round-robin)– Clare 3-26 Cork 3-24 (Munster round-robin)– Cork 3-28 Limerick 3-26 (Munster round-robin)– Cork 4-30 Tipperary 1-21 (Munster round-robin)– Cork 4-25 Offaly 3-19 (All-Eire preliminary quarter-final)– Cork 0-26 Dublin 0-21 (All-Eire quarter-final)– Cork 1-28 Limerick 0-29 (All-Eire semi-final)
**Document**: Received 5, Misplaced 2
Prime Scorers:
– P Horgan: 4-62 (1-46 frees, 1-0 pen, 0-4 ‘65s’)– A Connolly: 4-12 (0-2 frees)– D Fitzgibbon: 0-22– S Barrett: 2-16– D Dalton: 0-21 (0-11 frees)– S Harnedy: 1-16– B Hayes: 2-11
Final Ten Championship Conferences
– 2024: Clare 3-26 Cork 3-24 (Munster round-robin)– 2023: Clare 2-22 Cork 3-18 (Munster round-robin)– 2022: Clare 0-28 Cork 2-20 (Munster round-robin)– 2021: Cork 3-19 Clare 1-23 (All-Eire qualifiers)– 2019: Clare 2-23 Cork 2-18 (Munster round-robin)– 2018: Cork 2-23 Clare 1-21 (Munster round-robin)– 2017: Cork 1-25 Clare 1-20 (Munster remaining)– 2015: Cork 0-20 Clare 0-17 (All-Eire qualifier)– 2014: Cork 2-23 Clare 2-18 (Munster semi-final)– 2013: Clare 5-16 Cork 3-16 (All-Eire remaining replay)
**Clare 5 – Cork 5**
**General Championship Conferences**: This would be the 62nd championship assembly between the counties, with Cork main 40-16 in wins whereas there have been 5 attracts within the earlier 61.
Key Stats and Historic Context
– Clare and Cork have met 18 instances within the championship since 2000. Cork have gained twelve to Clare’s 5, with one draw.– This would be the third assembly between the counties this season, with Clare successful the earlier two. They gained by three factors in Spherical 1 of this 12 months’s Allianz League and by two factors within the Munster championship round-robin.– It’s 19 years since Cork final gained the All-Eire title. Their longest wait previous to that was 16 years (1903-1919).– Cork have misplaced three All-Eire finals (2006 to Kilkenny, 2013 to Clare in a replay and to Limerick in 2021) since final successful the title when beating Galway in 2005.– Clare supervisor, Brian Lohan, performed in three All-Eire senior finals, successful in 1995 (v Offaly) and 1997 (v Tipperary) and dropping in 2002 (v Kilkenny).– A Clare win would see the All-Eire title going to Munster for a seventh successive season (Limerick 2018-20-21-22-23, Tipperary 2019). The final time that occurred was in 1948-54 (Waterford 1948, Tipperary 1949-50-51, Cork 1952-53-54).
Beginning groups for Cork v Clare
We could have groups on Friday
Conclusion
As we anticipate this epic conflict, the stakes are extremely excessive for either side. Clare goals to finish a decade-long wait for one more title, whereas Cork seeks to interrupt a 19-year drought. Each groups have proven exceptional resilience and ability all through the championship. Whether or not it’s Clare’s dynamic scoring threats or Cork’s seasoned campaigners, this remaining guarantees to be an exhilarating encounter for hurling fans worldwide. Keep tuned and witness historical past unfold at Croke Park this Sunday.
