Sunday July 15

All Ireland SHC Quarter-Final

Limerick v Kilkenny, Semple Stadium, 2pm

Leaving the heat in Semple Stadium last Sunday following a Leinster Final replay loss to Galway, Kilkenny thoughts quickly turned to this weekend's trip to Thurles.

An emerging Limerick team, who had thundered into the summer by beating Tipperary and Waterford either side of a draw with Cork, are next on the agenda.

Limerick left Cusack Park following their last Munster group fixture nursing plenty of regrets, but they cruised to victory over Carlow on Saturday.

Aaron Gillane's 1-6 was important, but Limerick now want to show their ability on the national stage. Kilkenny, though, will present a formidable challenge.

As Galway were clipping scores and doing damage in the opening period of the replay, Kilkenny's bravery was evident. Brian Cody's team responded by narrowing the gap after the restart, but Galway had sufficient class and composure to close the deal.

There was little wrong with Kilkenny's application, though, and Cody will have the Cats pumped for the upcoming Limerick assignment.

LIMERICK: Nicky Quaid; Sean Finn, Mike Casey, Richie English; Diarmuid Byrnes, Declan Hannon, Dan Morrissey; Darragh O'Donovan, Cian Lynch; Gearoid Hegarty, Kyle Hayes, Tom Morrissey; Aaron Gillane, Seamus Flanagan, Graeme Mulcahy.

KILKENNY: Eoin Murphy; Paul Murphy, Padraig Walsh, Paddy Deegan; Joey Holden, Cillian Buckley, Enda Morrissey; Conor Fogarty, James Maher; Martin Keoghan, TJ Reid, Richie Leahy; Billy Ryan, Colin Fennelly, Ger Aylward.