This weekend the Allianz National Hurling Leagues return.
Two divisions that inevitably receive the most interest are the top tiers of the respective hurling and football competitions, and in Division 1A of the NHL in particular the opening fixtures are certainly mouth-watering.
Among those are clashes between rivals Cork and Kilkenny at the refurbished Páirc Uí Chaoimh, a derby game between Waterford and Wexford and an interesting match-up between Munster neighbours Tipperary and Clare.
Ahead of these clashes, here are each of the starting XVs.
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Cork Vs Kilkenny
Cork XV:
1.Anthony Nash
2.David Griffin
3.Eoin Cadogan
4.Colm Spillane
5.Christopher Joyce
6.Tim O’Mahony
7.Sean O’Donoghue
8.Darragh Fitzgibbon
9.Bill Cooper
10.Robbie O’Flynn
11.Conor Lehane
12.Brian Lawton
13.Alan Cadogan
14.Seamus Harnedy (captain)
15.Shane Kingston
Kilkenny XV:
1.Eoin Murphy
2.Joey Holden
3.Padraig Walsh
4.Paddy Deegan
5.Conor O’Shea
6.Joe Lyng
7.Cillian Buckley (captain)
8.Conor Fogarty,
9.Ollie Walsh
10.Martin Keoghan
11.Richie Reid
12.Pat Lyng
13.Alan Murphy
14.Walter Walsh
15.Conor Martin.
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Waterford Vs Wexford:
Waterford XV:
1.Ian O’Regan
2.Conor Gleeson
3.Barry Coughlan
4.Shane McNulty
5.Tadhg de Burca
6.Austin Gleeson
7.Philip Mahony
8.Jamie Barron
9.Darragh Fives
10.Kevin Moran
11.Pauric Mahony
12.Jake Dillon
13.Stephen Bennett
21.Maurice Shanahan
15.Thomas Ryan
Wexford XV:
1.Mark Fanning
2.Damien Reck
3.Liam Ryan
4.Shaun Murphy
5.Paudie Foley
6.Matthew O’Hanlon
7.Simon Donohue
8.Kevin Foley
9.Dee O’Keeffe
10.Aidan Nolan
11.Lee Chin
12.Jack O’Connor
13.Paul Morris
14.David Dunne
15.Conor McDonald
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Tipperary Vs Clare:
Tipperary XV:
1.Paul Maher
2.Alan Flynn
3.Tomás Hamill
4.Donagh Maher
5.Séamus Kennedy
6.Pádraic Maher (captain)
7.Tom Fox
8.Cathal Barrett
9.Ronan Maher
10.Conor Kenny
11.Noel McGrath
12.Seán Curran
13.Ger Browne
14.Jason Forde
15.Patrick Maher
Clare XV:
1.Donal Tuohy
2.Jack Browne
3.Conor Cleary
4.Patrick O’Connor
5.David Fitzgerald
6.David McInerney
7.Seadna Morey
8.Colm Galvin
9.Tony Kelly
10.Cathal Malone
11.John Conlon
12.David Reidy
13.Shane O’Donnell
14.Peter Duggan
15.Conor McGrath.
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Jason Redmond, Pundit Arena
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