Galway v Limerick
Limerick are being built up as unbeatable by most pundits.
We haven't seen them lose a top-flight game since the summer of 2019, so the confidence is understandable.
Having said that, they travel to Salthill on Sunday to face one team that appear to have the artillery to trouble them.
It's always hard to know with Galway, but expect them to want to lay down a marker to the champions here.
Tipperary v Cork
Tipperary and Cork meet in Thurles.
There were positive signs from Cork last Sunday against Waterford.
Maybe it's a case that Cork aren't as good and Waterford aren't as bad as the result suggested. Time will tell.
For a league game, Tipp appeared to invest more than usual against Limerick six days ago and a draw was satisfactory result. These Old Firm meetings rarely disappoint.
Kilkenny v Antrim
Kilkenny host Antrim with Antrim on a roll at the moment.
Kilkenny are never impressed by that sort of thing.
Based on last weekend, if Antrim win this one, our friends in the North may become our noisy neighbours. More power to them.
Clare v Wexford
The pick of the games must be in Cusack Park in Ennis.
Clare v Wexford has more subplots than an Agatha Christie novel.
This is Game of Thrones-esque, bringing together an ensemble cast full of big characters, with plenty of intrigue, no shortage of backstabbing, with hurling added instead of sex, which is even better.
RTÉ hurling analyst Dónal Óg Cusack was speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland.
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