Pairings announced for opening round of County Hurling & Football Championships
By Shane Brophy
Tipperary GAA have made the draws for the opening round of games in the group stage of the FBD Insurance County Hurling and Football Championships.
The first round of the hurling championships are scheduled for the weekend of 25-27 July with the football championships to start over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
Senior Hurling Championship
Group 1: Kiladangan v Clonoulty/Rossmore; Toomevara v Holycross/Ballycahill
Group 2: Cashel King Cormacs v CJ Kickhams Mullinahone; Thurles Sarsfields v Nenagh Eire Og
Group 3: Drom & Inch v Loughmore/Castleiney; JK Brackens v Lorrha
Group 4: Kilruane MacDonaghs v Borris-Ileigh; Roscrea v Moycarkey/Borris
Senior Football Championship
Group 1: Ballyporeen v Aherlow; Kilsheelan/Kilcash v Cahir
Group 2: Ardfinnan v Clonmel Commercials; Ballina v Grangemockler/Ballyneale
Group 3: Arravale Rovers v JK Brackens; Loughmore/Castleiney v Killenaule; Moyle Rovers v Upperchurch/Drombane
Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Group 1: Moyne-Templetuohy v Gortnahoe/Glengoole; Thurles Sarsfields v Sean Treacys
Group 2: Silvermines v Boherlahan-Dualla; Templederry Kenyons v Eire Og Annacarty/Donohill
Group 3: Ballina v Burgess; Moneygall v Upperchurch/Drombane
Group 4: Carrick Swan v Clonakenny; Killenaule v St Mary’s
Intermediate Hurling Championship
Group 1: Moyle Rovers v Skeheenarinky; Portroe v Cappawhite
Group 2: Ballingarry v Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams; Clonoulty/Rossmore v Drom & Inch
Group 3: Borrisokane v Arravale Rovers; Carrick Davins v Newport
Group 4: Ballybacon/Grange v Golden Kilfeacle; Kilsheelan/Kilcash v Shannon Rovers
Intermediate Football Championship
Group 1: Eire Og Annacarty/Donohill v CJ Kickhams Mullinahone; Golden Kilfeacle v Fethard
Group 2: Clonmel Commercials v Moyne-Templetuohy; Thurles Sarsfields v Galtee Rovers
Group 3: Rockwell Rovers v Loughmore/Castleiney; Moycarkey/Borris bye
Premier Junior Football Championship
Group 1: Clonmel Og v Cashel King Cormacs; Moyle Rovers v Sean Treacys
Group 2: Borrisokane v JK Brackens; Kiladangan v Father Sheehy’s