SATURDAY 23 MARCH
Very Camogie League - Division 1A
Cork v Clare, Pairc Ui Rinn, 2pm
Galway v Waterford, Loughrea, 2pm
Kilkenny v Tipperary, UPMC Nowlan Park, 2pm
Division 1B
Wexford v Kerry, Enniscorthy, 2pm
Down v Dublin, Liatroim Fontenoy's, 3.30pm
Antrim v Limerick, McQuillan's Ballycastle, 2pm
Division 2A
Carlow v Meath, SETU Carlow, 2pm
Offaly v Derry, Banagher, 3pm
Cavan v Westmeath, Kingspan Breffni 3G, 2.30pm
Division 2B final
Cork v Tipperary, NGDC Abbottstown, 2pm
Division 3A semi-finals
Laois v Kildare, TBC, TBC
Armagh v Roscommon, TBC, TBC
Division 3B final
Dublin v Limerick, The Ragg, 1pm
Division 4 semi-Finals
Tyrone v Louth, Killyclogher St. Mary's, 4pm
Wicklow v Mayo, Echelon Park Aughrim, 4pm
ONLINE
Reports, round-ups and results on RTÉ.ie and the RTÉ News app.
RADIO
Live updates on RTÉ Radio 1's Saturday Sport.
STREAMING
Division 2B and 3B finals live on Camogie Association YouTube channel
WEATHER
Saturday will be fairly windy with a mix of sunny spells and showers and a continued chance of hail and thunder. For more go to met.ie.
There is a full slate of fixtures on Saturday as we reach the penultimate round of games in Divisions 1A, 1B and 2A.
There are finals in the reserve-team (intermediate/junior) divisions 2B and 3B - Dublin or Limerick will replace Clare in 2B - and semi-finals involving all four teams in Divisions 3A and 4.
In 1B, leaders Wexford can close in on a final sport while Down and Kerry are still awaiting their first points.
So are Carlow and Cavan in 2A, where Derry top the pile.
Tight at the top
After three rounds, there are four teams level on six points at the top of Division 1A (three points for a win). With each having lost a game, they are separated by score difference, with Waterford currently top.
The top two will play in the league final and Kilkenny, on three points, are still in contention. Clare are in deep relegation trouble after losing all three ties.
Another loss for Clare at Páirc Ui Rinn against would send them down if Kilkenny avoid defeat against Tipp but John Carmody is looking at the bigger picture.
The Banner are in a rebuilding phase with a very young squad that, while suffering three defeats, has illustrated its potential in each outing.
Cork were the only team with an unblemished record until round three, when Tipperary beat them at this venue. Their inferior scoring record saw them drop from top to fourth as a result.
While that is something they would like to improve upon and might need to, victory will be their priority with at least two of the other three teams tied on top going to lose points ahead of the final round.
Galway hosting Waterford is second playing first, pitching the team attempting to win the title for a third year in succession against last year's All-Ireland finalists, who were promoted as Division 1B champions.
Waterford have accounted for Tipp and Clare but were edged out by Cork, while Galway got off to a good start against Clare and then bounced back against Kilkenny a fortnight ago, having been turned over by Tipp.
Something’s got to give here but a victory for either side will put them in a strong position of making the top two with a game left to play.
It wasn't looking good for Tipperary when they lost a dour opening-round tie to Waterford but Denis Kelly’s squad have shown their true colours since, defeating champions Galway and then All-Ireland winners Cork to bounce right back into contention.
Opponents Kilkenny lost by a point to Cork after a thrilling shootout by the Nore in the first round and then beat Clare but found Galway too strong two weeks ago. They must win this game to have a chance of making the final, though one imagines new boss Peter Cleere is focusing more on unearthing some new talent, with the likes of Denise Gaule and Claire Phelan not involved.
Tipp themselves are without the recently married Cáit Devane but are welcoming some other key operators back. Reaching a national final after so many near-misses in recent seasons is a definite goal for them and with Clare awaiting in their final game, a win here would put them very close.
2B or not to be
This was a very competitive division that went right down to the wire, with Cork, Tipperary, Galway and Wexford in contention for the coveted final berths entering the last round.
Cork beat Clare comfortably to cement their slot, despite having lost earlier on to Wexford. The Yellowbellies were unable to follow up though and were defeated by Galway but Tipp held off the Westerners by eking out a draw against Kilkenny. Defeat would have seen them miss out on score difference to the Tribeswomen.
It is hard to gather too much evidence from the prior meeting between the teams, as they got the competition under way on 27 January at The Ragg. The Rebels chiselled out a 1-10 to 0-09 triumph on that occasion and the only thing we can be reasonably sure of is that there will be very little between them again this time around.
3B decider
Dublin topped this four-team division with a 100% record from their three ties, but they had just a point to spare over Limerick in the recent outing at TU Blanchardstown.
The visitors hit the Dubs for three goals that day to stay in touch despite conceding 1-14 themselves and with that sort of threat, are to be feared.
The semi-finals went the expected fashion to cement a second clash between the big two and this time there is silverware at stake.
Both sets of forwards have been making hay throughout the campaign and whichever side learned the most from their last clash will likely edge it.
