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Hurling round-up: Clare and Limerick to meet in final

Peter Duggan scored two goals for Clare
Peter Duggan scored two goals for Clare

Clare and Limerick will meet in the Munster hurling League final after both counties earned victories this afternoon.

Peter Duggan found the net twice in the first-half as Clare comprehensively beat Cork in Cusack Park. Cathal Malone and Niall Deasy added one-goal each to secure a 4-17 to 0-18 win.

In the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick advanced to their fourth successive Munster hurling League final, beating Kerry on a scoreline of 3-19 to 1-15.

Limerick and Clare were scheduled to play next Sunday in the third round of the pre-season competition but the game will now double up as a final. 

In the Walsh Cup, Dublin and Wexford will battle it out in the semi-final next Sunday with managers Pat Gilroy and David Fitzgerald meeting on the sideline for the first time.

Dublin earned 4-16 to 0-17 win over Antrim, Alan Moore scored two goals and Paul Crummy and Paul Winters had one apiece.

Wicklow posed no challenge to Wexford, in a very one-sided affair it finished with a whopping 6-36 to 1-12 win for Fitzgerald's side.

In Freshford, Kilkenny were too strong for Kildare, they earned a 3-18 to 0-8 victory while Offaly had a goal to spare against Westmeath in TEG Cusack Park. So Kilkenny and Offaly secured semi-final spots.

There was better news for Wicklow in the Kehoe Cup, Wicklow B defeated Louth 3-14 to 3-11.

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