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Katie Taylor next fight set for November

Eddie Hearn has arranged for Katie Taylor to fight in November. The 34-year-old will take to the ring less than three months after her rematch with Delfine Persoon in August.

Taylor’s opponent will be 37-year-old Spaniard Miriam Gutierrez. Gutierrez called for the fight as far back as March. Furthermore, she has been vocal about her admiration for Taylor. Previously, she praised the Bray fighter for her past successes. In addition to this, she said “I would like to fight against the greatest, which is Katie Taylor”.

Gutierrez only turned professional three years ago. Since then, she has accumulated an undefeated record in her 13 fights. These include 5 knock-out wins. Gutierrez, nicknamed ‘La Reina’, combines her boxing with her role as councilor for women of the Partido Popular in the Torrejón City Hall outside Madrid. She was the subject of domestic violence when she was just 21 and eight months pregnant. As a result, she works against gender violence in Spain.

Last November, Gutierrez claimed the interim WBA belt by defeating the Venezuelan Keren Batiz. Therefore, Taylor must fight Gutierrez next.

Speaking to Boxing Social Website Matchroom, Eddie Hearn stated “Katie Taylor has to fight her WBA mandatory next, which is (Miriam) Gutierrez. That will be on a stand-alone card in November that will be announced shortly.”

November 14th is the date earmarked for the fight. Sky Sports will broadcast the bout. Otherwise, DAZN are broadcasting the game for US viewers. No venue has been confirmed yet. But, the fixture will likely take place in the UK. Therefore, it will also be behind closed doors in accordance with government guidelines.

Taylor on top of her game

There will be two other title fights on the card. Initially, Eddie Hearn was planning for an all-women’s card but the Bray Bomber was not a fan of the idea.

“I spoke to Katie Taylor about an all-women’s card. I thought that was a really good idea. Katie Taylor looked at me like she wanted to punch me when I said that. When I started thinking about it, I understand what’s she’s saying.

“What they’re fighting for, away from the world championship, is equality. It’s not women’s boxing and men’s boxing – it’s boxing.”

Last month, Taylor fought Belgian Delfine Persoon in Essex. The rematch came after the Irish fighter’s win in Madison Square Garden last year was followed by controversy. Taylor won on a majority decision. Yet, many others marked the fight in Persoon’s favour. However, this time Persoon accepted that she was well beaten.

That win stretched Taylor’s record to 17-0 (6 KOs). She holds the WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO, and Ring Magazine Lightweight world titles.

Miriam Gutierrez is no dark horse for Katie Taylor to fight in November. It will be a proper test for the 2012 Olympic Gold Medallist.

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Mountbellew-Moylough dethrone All-Ireland champions Corofin

Mountbellew-Moylough 2-13  Corofin 0-12

Mountbellew dethrone Corofin. Val Daly’s underdogs ended Corofin’s seven-year reign as Galway’s Senior football champions.

Crucial second-half goals from Patrick Kelly and Paul Donnellan helped Mountbellew-Moylough cause a sensational shock in the Galway Senior Football Semi-Final as they dethroned Corofin.

Mountbellew-Moylough started the game as 6-1 outsiders against the three in a row All-Ireland champions.

Val Daly’s underdogs began well with Barry Mchugh and Eoin Finnerty firing over their first two points either side of a Michael Lundy score for Corofin. Patrick Kelly also rattled Bernard Power’s crossbar in an impressive opening spell, from the rebound Finnerty tapped over his second point. Ian Burke got a neat score at the other end to cut the gap to a point.

Michael Daly added a fine point from distance before the holders showed their undoubted quality by reeling off four scores on the spin from Ian Burke, Colm Brady, Gary Sice and Martin Farragher. Corofin held a 0-06 v 0-04 lead at the water break.

The rain that had been threatening all afternoon turned into a downpour at the start of the second quarter. Scores became harder to come by as the conditions deteriorated. Ian Burke scored his third point of the day and Liam Silke added another Corofin point after some quick thinking from Burke. However, Barry McHugh and Eoin Finnerty cut the deficit to a single point before the break.

Half-time: Corofin 0-08 Mountbellew-Moylough 0-07
Patrick Kelly gets a shot away despite the attentions of Darragh Silke. Photo credit: Shane Tighe

When Gary Sice pointed after the restart it look like business as usual for a Corofin side who traditionally push on in the third quarter. However, the underdogs obviously hadn’t read the script. Mountbellew soon hit the front. A pacey move down the left-hand side, in the shadow of the main stand, led to a shooting chance for Patrick Kelly. He rattled his shot past Bernard Power into the righthand corner of the net.

The assembled contingent of 100 Mountbellew fan let out a deafening roar that echoed around the empty stadium, sounding more like they number in their thousands. Corofin responded to this setback well and level up the game.

However, the Mountbellew fans were in full voice again ten minutes later when a Barry McHugh free dropped short and was rifled to the net by Paul Donnellan.

Suddenly the champions were looking down the barrel, five points in arrears with five minutes to play. Mountbellew- Moylough finished strongly. Barry McHugh added further scores to ensure a novel county-final pairing of Mountbellew-Moylough v Moycullen next weekend.

Mountbellew’s Shane Moran rises above Mike Farragher. Photo credit: Shane Tighe

 

Scorers:

Mountbellew-Moylough – Barry McHugh 0-5 (3f), Eoin Finnerty 0-04, Patrick Kelly 1-0, Paul Donnellan 1-0, Michael Daly 0-1.

Corofin – Ian Burke 0-4, Gary Sice 0-3, Micheál Lundy 0-1, Colin Brady 0-1, Martin Farragher 0-1, Liam Silke 0-1.

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Moycullen seal spot in Galway Football final.

Galway Senior Football Championship semi-final

Moycullen 3-14 Tuam Stars 1-15

Dessie Conneely accelerates away from the Tuam defence. Photo credit: Shane Tighe

Moycullen advanced to the Claregalway Hotel Senior Football championship final after hard fought win over Tuam Stars. The old adage that goals win games held true as Moycullen found the net three times to secure their passage to their first Senior final in 43 years.

The teams were tied at a point apiece in the opening stages, when Tuam’s Johnny Trayers gifted Owen Gallagher with a goal chance from a mishit kickout. With shades of Mikey Sheehy v Paddy Cullen, Gallagher lofted the ball over Trayers into the Tuam net. 

The Stars responded with a point from Noel Henry, however, from the resulting kick-out Moycullen west down the field to ripple the Tuam net again. This time Dessie Conneely was at the end of a smart move that opened up the Stars defence.

During the first quarter Moycullen oozed confidence as Tom Clarke and Mark Lydon were dominant in the middle of the field and James McLoughlin and Gareth Bradshaw were full of attacking vigour from the wing-back positions. After an additional point from a Niall Walsh free Moycullen led by 2-02 v 0-2. But gradually Tuam found their way back into the game. Points from Ben O’Connell, Jamie Murphy and a Cormac McWalter free saw the gap begin to close. 

A Dessie Conneely point from a mark broke the sequence of Tuam scores and James McLoughlin and Conor Bohan added further scores. Ben O’Connell and Dessie Conneely traded scores before the break.

Half-time: Moycullen 2-09 Tuam Stars 0-08

Moycullen’s Mark Lydon rises above Tuam’s Mike Fahy. Photo credit: Shane Tighe

Tommy Carton’s team talk at the interval had it’s desired effect as Tuam tore into their opponents in the third quarter. A basketball style full-court press on Moycullen goalkeeper Seamus Friel led to a turnover and a Tuam goal finished by Gavan Connell. Two Jamie Murphy scores followed and suddenly the gap was back  to within two points. 

Owen Gallagher broke the momentum of the Tuam scores, but Tuam answered back quickly with a fine point from Shane Curtin, which was quickly followed by another point, this time from Noel Henry. At the second water-break the scoreboard read Moycullen 2-10 Tuam Stars 1-12.

Conrmac McWalters level the game with a fine point on resumption. However, just when it looked like the more experienced Tuam side would push on to win, Paul Kelly got on the end of a fine move and burried it into Johnny Trayers net for a third time this afternoon. 

A Gavan Connell point gave Tuam some brief hope, but a Conor Bohan point as the clock ticked into three additional minutes gave Moycullen some breathing space. Two late Dessie Connelly frees added a gloss to the final scoreline.

Full-time: Moycullen 3-14 Tuam Stars 1-15 

Scorers: Moycullen: Dessie Conneely 1-05 (3f,2m), Owen Gallagher 1-2, Paul Kelly 1-1, Niall Walsh 0-3 (1m), Conor Bohan 0-2, James McLoughlin 0-1.

Tuam Stars: Cormac McWalter 0-06 (4f), Gavan Connell 1-01, Jamie Murphy 0-3 (1f), Noel Henry 0-2, Ben O’Connell 0-2, Shane Curtin 0-1.

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Tipperary SFC Final: Clonmel Commercials vs Loughmore-Castleiney Preview

Loughmore-Castleiney is a hub for the dying breed of dual players. The Tipperary club has a unique set up where almost all of the squad compete in both football and hurling. Unfortunately, this means the Loughmore-Castleiney players have to put the heartbreak of their defeat in the Hurling final last weekend behind them before they change codes. There is no room for error either as their Tipperary SFC Final opponents are the reigning champions Clonmel Commercials.

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This game is a repeat of last year’s semi-final. On that occasion, it took extra time to separate the teams. Clonmel Commercials came out on top by two points and went on to win the final.

Dominant Sides in Tipperary

Surprisingly, this is the first time these two teams meet in the final this decade. Since 2012, both Clonmel and Loughmore-Castleiney have been the dominant teams in the Tipperary Senior Football Championship. Only Moyle Rovers have broken the trend of this years’ finalists winning the Championship. They did this is 2018.

Specifically, Clonmel Commercials have won the title in ’12, ’15, 17, and ’19. Similarly, Loughmore-Castleiney were crowned champions in ’13, ’14, and ’16 with the two most recent coming after a replay.

Loughmore-Castleiney’s ability to continuously contend for this competition is hugely impressive. To elaborate, each member of the football also togs out for the Hurling team. Furthermore, manager Frankie McGrath is over both sides.

Last weekend, Loughmore-Castleiney were deprived of the Hurling Championship in a sensational game against Kiladangan. A last second goal ended their dream of a double.

That heartbreak will be a source of motivation for this weekend.

Clonmel Commercials return to the final after beating Kilsheelan-Kilcash 0-12 vs 0-06 in the semi-final. Their defensive prowess has been key throughout this Championship.

However, Loughmore-Castleiney have the ability to rack up big scorelines. As a result, this final will be tightly contested.

Paddy Power put the reigning champions as favourites and 4/7. Otherwise, Loughmore-Castleiney are 15/8 and a draw is 13/2.

You can watch the game live from Semple Stadium on Tipperary GAA’s website.

Tipperary SFC Final: Clonmel Commercials vs Loughmore-Castleiney, Sunday 27th September, 4.30pm. 

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Offaly Hurling Semi-Finals Preview

If this weekend’s Offaly hurling semi-finals are anything like what the football championship produced last week, fans are in for a treat.

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First up, Kilcormac/Killoughey are aiming to win their first championship since 2018. Belmont are the opposition for this semi-final. With four titles since 2012, the 2017 winners are favourites to advance. Belmont have nothing to lose though and will take the game to them.

On Sunday, defending champions St. Rynagh’s play Birr. This is a repeat of 2019’s final. On that occasion, there was just a point between the sides. St. Rynagh’s also beat Birr in the 2016 showdown. The holders will be expected to make it a hat-trick of wins.

In such a tightly contested championship, anything could happen yet. Of the eight teams to start the competition, the strongest four have earned a chance to reach the final. Neither semi-final looks to be one-sided and fans have reason to look forward to these.

Both games are available to watch on www.247.tv/gaa.

Offaly SHC Semi-Finals: 

Belmont vs Kilcormac-Killoughey (Saturday 26th September 4.30pm).

Birr vs St. Rynagh’s (Sunday 27th September, 4.30pm). 

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Fermanagh SFC Final: Derrygonnelly Harps vs Ederney St. Joseph’s Preview

Derrygonnelly Harps remain on course for their sixth New York Cup in a row. Now, Ederney St. Joseph’s will attempt to stop them. The 2020 Fermanagh SFC Final takes place at 6pm on Sunday the 27th of September.

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This fixture is a replay of the 2018 final. On that occasion, Derrygonnely won by 2-16 to 0-10. Ederney have not won a final since 1968. Previously, they also lost the 2006 final. However, a strong campaign so far will have them hopeful of ending their drought.

Firstly, they defeated Belnaleck in the quarter-final. A 1-11 to 2-2 scoreline was a great marker to lay down in the Championship opener. In the semi-final, they had six-points to spare in their win over Teemore. It finished 2-16 to 3-07. On the whole, conceding just fourteen scores over two games is a statistic that will buoy them going into this test.

On the other hand, Derrygonnelly began their title defence with a 0-10 to 0-06 against Roslea Shamrocks. This was a repeat of the 2019 final with the same outcome. In a physical game, the holders had too much for Roslea in the end. After that, they marched into the final with a 2-7 to 1-02 victory over 2019’s Kinawley. Kinawley won the 2019 Intermediate Championship and carried their form into 2020. In addition, they actually beat Derrygonnelly earlier in the league. But, Derrygonnelly’s Championship experience proved to be a valuable asset in the semi-final.

Derrygonnelly are hot favourites to retain their title. Paddy Power currently have them at 1/4. In contrast, Ederney are 7/2. A draw is an optimistic bet at 9/1.

Fans will be expecting Derrygonnelly to add to their 8 Championships. But, if Ederney’s defence remains solid and they take their chances, they could push the Champions all the way.

Fermanagh GAA TV are broadcasting the game from Brewster Park.

Fermanagh SFC Final: Derrygonnelly Harps vs Ederney St. Joseph’s, Sunday 27th September 6pm. 

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Celtic v Hibs – Preview, Predictions & Starting Team News

Its Celtic v Hibs on Sunday, we have Preview, Predictions & Starting Team News for the game that kicks off at 3pm. 

Celtic will look to keep the pressure on their Old Firm rivals when they welcome Hibs to Celtic Park on Sunday. After a less than impressive win over Riga in their Europa League 3rd qualifying round sparked some concern amongst the Celtic fanbase, Neil Lennon’s side will look to continue their fine domestic form and make it 6 wins from 6 at home this season when they take on Jack Ross’ side.

In 45 previous encounters between the two sides, Celtic hold the advantage having won 27 games, lost seven and drawn 11.

Celtic’s league form

Celtic in their last two domestic outings have had to come from behind to win after conceding first to both Livingston and St Mirren. Despite Celtic’s defensive fragilities garnering much of the concern of the Celtic fans, their attacking arsenal has made sure they have only dropped two points so far this season. With only one point separating Celtic and Rangers, with Lennon’s side having a game in hand, Sundays match against Hibs will set the tone for the title race this season. 

James Forrest is unlikely to feature against Hibs as he suffered bone bruising against Riga on Thursday night. Christopher Jullien is also expected to miss the game on Sunday as he continues to recover from a back injury. Scott Allan will be missing for the visitors as the club explore a health issue affecting the player, while Jamie Murphy will return to the Hibs squad after sitting out the game against parent club Rangers last Sunday.

Hibs great 2020 season

Hibs have had a record-breaking start to their 2020/21 season, the best seen by a Hibs side in over 20 years. Hibs have won four consecutive away matches and have only suffered one defeat in their opening eight games. However, Hibs have failed to win at Celtic Park for over a decade, with Jack Ross budding to become only the sixth Hibs manager to beat Celtic at home. Undeterred by this statistic, Hibs will be full of confidence when they take on Celtic.

Hibs’ attacking prowess is clear to anyone who has seen Jack Ross’ side play, with the forward duo of Christian Doidge and Kevin Nisbet causing havoc with the Rangers defence in the 2-2 draw at Easter Road last Sunday. Australian international Martin Boyle has had a fine start to the season with Hibs and will look to continue this into the game on Sunday. Not only have Hibs’ forwards impressed so far this season but their defence has as well, with notable stand outs like young full back Josh Doig and centre back Ryan Porteous. With Hibs in such fine form and Celtic looking to summit the table, Sunday’s clash will not be one to be missed. 

Predictions

Despite Hibs fine start to the season, Celtic will continue to do what they always do when the pressure is on them, and that is grind out results. This will be by no means easy and Hibs will look take advantage of Celtics fragile defence.

As Forrest is missing, Ryan Christie will be the key creative influence to break down Hibs and feed the ball to Albian Ajeti and Odsonne Edouard who are predicted to start up top together. Ajeti looks good for scoring at any time and Celtic will look to win the game 2-1 in a hotly contested but tight affair. Hibs to score first may be a good move as Celtic have conceded first in their last two matches. 

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Leitrim Football Final: Mohill vs St. Mary’s Preview

This year’s Leitrim football final features two different teams to last year in Mohill and St. Mary’s Kiltoghert. Mohill are returning to the final after just a one-year absence. Meanwhile, St. Mary’s Kilytoghert are out to win their first championship since 2013.

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St. Mary’s are the surprise package in this year’s championship. Firstly, they lost their opening two games. Then, they turned their form around and came alive in the knockout rounds. For example, their semi-final was against 2019 winners Glencar Manorhamilton. It ended 2-14 to 0-13 in a game that will leave the St. Mary’s players full of confidence ahead of the showdown.

Likewise, Mohill actually lost their championship opener. But, this didn’t prevent them topping their group. In fact, they have already beaten St. Mary’s this year. In the group stage, it was 2-14 to 0-07 to the 2017 winners. After that, Mohill kicked on and have only been improving. After scoring 3-16 and 1-16 in their quarter and semi-final games respectively, they are very much the team to beat.

Mohill are undoubtedly the more experienced side at this stage of the competition. Yet, St. Mary’s Kilytogher are a good offering for the final. In club football, form is huge factor and both these sides have found it at the right time.

The game is live on Leitrim GAA.ie.

Leitrim SFC Final: Mohill vs St. Mary’s Kilytogher, Sunday 27th September (Páirc Sean MacDiarmada), 3.30pm. 

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Kilkenny Senior Hurling Final preview Dicksboro Vs Ballyhale

GAA Beo  Sunday, 27th September, 14:00 – Live coverage of the Kilkenny Hurling Final. Presented by Micheál Ó Domhnaill.

A fascinating Kilkenny SHC decider beckons at UPMC Nolan Park on Sunday. Reigning All-Ireland and Kilkenny champions Ballyhale take on city slickers Dicksboro.

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The Boro were first to grab a place in the September 27th encounter.  They emerged from a dogfight with when city rivals O’Loughlin Gaels by 2-16 to 0-14.

In a tight first half, there was nothing between the teams. The two teams had met in the league final, which went to penalties.  The first half saw the teams level on 0-8 apiece after 30 minutes. Shane Stapleton was on fire. He hit five points, including two from sideline cuts.

Dicksboro took over in the second half. Aidan Nolan danced through for a goal from a tight angle. O’Loughlin’s could not quite force their way back into a hard-hitting contest.  Cillian Buckley and Ollie Walsh were the rock many an O’Loughlin Gaels attack floundered on. Dicksboro landed a knock-out blow when Shane Stapleton cut through the Gaels defense, to hammer home an unstoppable shot in the final ten minutes.

Dicksboro players to watch

The lively Billy Sheehan and Shane Stapleton will provide plenty of headaches for the Ballyhale rearguard. At the back, Cillian Buckley is back to his best and Ollie Walsh is also in fine form.

Dicksboro expected team

1. Darragh Holohan 2. Conor Fitzpatrick 3. Evan Cody 4. Evan Carroll 5. Ollie Walsh
6. Cillian Buckley 7. Tom Kenny 8. Chris Kavanagh 9. Robbie Fitzpatrick 10. Liam Moor 11. Shane Stapleton 12. Aidan Nolan 13. Bill Sheehan 14. Eoin Gough – captain 15. Mark Nolan

Path to final (Knock-out stages)

Quarter-final Saturday 5th Sep 2020 UPMC Nowlan Park

Dicksboro 3-27 2-14 Bennettsbridge.

Saturday 12th Sep 2020  St Canice’s Credit Union (Kilkenny) SHC Semi-Final  UPMC Nowlan Park

Dicksboro 2-16 0-14 O`Loughlin Gaels

Ballyhale joined Dicksboro in the final, but the reigning champions were made to work hard to get there. The Shamrocks looked unstoppable early on against James Stephens in their semi-final encounter. Two goals scored in lightning quick time by Tj Reid (penalty) and Fennelly, saw them take a commanding lead 2-8 to 0-6  after 22 minutes. The Village showed great character to fight back.  lead by the inspired  Eoin Guilfoyle, they shot nine points in a row to lead by a point at the break (0-15 to 2-8).

It was nip and tuck all the way to the finish after that. In the end, late points from TJ Reid and Colin Fennelly helped the champions home. They prevailed on a 3-22 to 1-26, scoreline, thus keeping their hopes of a third-straight county title alive.

Ballyhale key players

Kilkenny stalwarts TJ Reid and Colin Fennelly need no introduction. Eoin Cody has emerged as a real talent and Joey Holden will marshall the defense suberbly.

Expected Ballyhale team

D Mason; P Mullen; J Holden, B Butler; D Corcoran, R Reid, D Mullen; E Shefflin, R Corcoran; B Cody, TJ Reid, J Cuddihy; E Reid, C Fennelly, E Cody.
Path to final (Knock-out stages)

Sunday 6th Sep 2020
St Canice’s Credit Union (Kilkenny) SHC  Quarter-Final UPMC Nowlan Park

Clara 0-11 4-18 Shamrocks Ballyhale

Saturday 12th Sep 2020
St Canice’s Credit Union (Kilkenny) SHC Semi-Finals  UPMC Nowlan Park

Shamrocks Ballyhale 3-22 1-27 James Stephens

Verdict

The battle of the 2017 and the 2020 champions is expected to go to the wire. Ballyhale has mixed the good with the bad.  A draw with Tullaroan and a loss to O’Loughlins raise questions. They were fortunate to beat the ‘Village’ courtesy of a controversial late free. Dicksboro are a strong physical side, and they can be relied upon not to freeze on the big day. The All-Ireland champions, however, are a big game team and can be expected to deliver on the big stage once again.

Verdict  Ballyhale Shamrocks

Did you know?

Ballyhale went 15 years: without winning the title in the ’90s. (1991-2006)

Dicksboro went 43 years without a title:  (1950-1993)

Match betting 

Ballyhale are odds on as expected with all the major bookmaking firms.

Best price (Paddy Power odds )

Ballyhale Shamrocks 2/5
Draw                       9/1
Dicksboro                 9/4

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Waterford Football Semi-Final Previews

The Waterford SFC semi-final games come around this weekend, just a week after the quarter-final round. The reigning champions Rathgormack are safely through and will face Gaultier on Sunday. Before that, Ballinacourty take on The Nire on Saturday night.

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Ballinacourty topped Group A after two convincing wins. In fact, over both games they tallied up a score of 4-41. They carried this form in the quarter-final and saw off An Rinn by 2-17 to 2-08. After losing the final last year, Ballinacourty are not dropping their heads. If they win the championship this year, it would be their first since 2013.

The Nire are Ballinacourty’s semi-final opponents. The 2018 winners are no strangers to the final of this Championship. In addition to ’18’s victory, they won in 2014 and 2016 and lost the 2017 final. After topping Group B they play Kilrossanty in the quarter-final. In the end, they won 2-09 to 0-08 to march on.

On Sunday afternoon Group B runners-up Gaultier challenge the holders Rathgormack.

Gaultier recovered from losing their group game against The Nire by seeing off Brickey Rangers 1-15 to 2-07 in the first knockout round. Gaultier have never won the Championship. The closest they have gotten is the final in 1996. Now, they have a chance to the return to the showdown.

Holders Rathgormack picked up where they left off from last year. After cruising through their group, they won their quarter-final convincingly. Clashmore Kinsalebeg were the victims. 4-10 to 0-11 was the final scoreline.

The winners of the Waterford SFC semi-final ties are scheduled to compete in the final they following week.

Waterford SFC Semi-finals:

Ballinacourty vs The Nire, Saturday 26th September, 7pm (Fraher Field).

Gaultier vs Rathgormack, Sunday 27th September, 2pm (Walsh Park).

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