This Saturday brings with it the final round of fixtures in the Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling League.
League and shield final positions along with relegation places are still down for decision as teams battle it out to claim as a high a position in the table as possible.
Group A
Here’s how the Group A table looks ahead of tomorrow’s fixtures.
| 1 | Thomastown | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 74 | 6 |
| 2 | Carrickshock | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 92 | 6 |
| 3 | Conahy Shamrocks | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 78 | 4 |
| 4 | Young Irelands | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 83 | 4 |
| 5 | Dunnamaggin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 88 | 4 |
| 6 | St Martin’s | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 117 | 0 |
Saturday’s fixtures (3pm throw-in times):
St Martin’s vs Carrickshock
Conahy Shamrocks vs Thomastown
Young Irelands vs Dunnamaggin
How it looks
St Martin’s are guaranteed to finish bottom of the table irrespective of their result with Carrickshock, but every other team can finish between fifth and first depending on their results.
Top spot seals a league final place, second place moves onto the shield decider and the teams that finish third and fourth advance to the first round of the championship.
The bottom two teams are destined for a relegation semi-final that doubles as a first round championship clash.
Group B
Here’s how the Group B table looks ahead of tomorrow’s fixtures.
| 1 | Danesfort | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 80 | 8 |
| 2 | Rower Inistioge | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 94 | 5 |
| 3 | O`Loughlin Gaels | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 100 | 4 |
| 4 | Mooncoin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 85 | 4 |
| 5 | St Lachtain’s | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 94 | 3 |
| 6 | Fenians | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 90 | 0 |
Saturday’s fixtures (3pm throw-in times):
O’Loughlin Gaels vs Fenians
Rower Inistioge vs Mooncoin
St Lachtain’s vs Danesfort
How it looks
Top and bottom are already secured in this group with the Fenians facing a relegation semi-final and Danesfort having a league final to look forward to.
Rower Inistioge will secure second place with a victory over Mooncoin but if they slip up either O’Loughlin Gaels or Mooncoin themselves will be in the shield final later this month.
How to follow the action
We’ll have updates across the day on Scoreline from 3pm, while before that we will be building up to a defining day for many teams with exclusive pre-match interviews and analysis.
